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US Sen. Wicker of Mississippi tests positive for COVID

He plans to work from home for a few days. Wicker was also diagnosed with COVID-19 in August.
Credit: AP
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security hearing to examine COVID-19 fraud and price gouging, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

JACKSON, Miss — Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi says he has tested positive for COVID-19. 

The 70-year-old made the announcement Friday. He says he is fully vaccinated and in good health. 

He plans to work from home for a few days. Wicker was also diagnosed with COVID-19 in August. 

About two weeks after that diagnosis, he said he had received a clean bill of health and was ready to start traveling the state again.

    

 

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