Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19, office says
Vice President Kamala Harris has tested negative, Emhoff's office said.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, his office announced.
"Yesterday, the Second Gentleman tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms. He is fully vaccinated and three times boosted," Liza Acevedo, Emhoff's communications director, said in a statement Sunday. "He is currently asymptomatic, continuing to work remotely, and remaining away from others at home."
![PHOTO: Douglas Emhoff attends Project Healthy Mind's World Mental Health Day Gala at Spring Studios on Oct. 10, 2023 in New York City.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/35c59faa-700d-4d51-9d37-8255bc6d27d1/doug-emhoff-gty-lv-24707_1720379037749_hpMain.jpg)
"Out of an abundance of caution, yesterday, the Vice President was tested for COVID-19. She tested negative and remains asymptomatic," Acevedo added.
Emhoff was at the White House a few days ago to celebrate Independence Day with Harris, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden.