(CNN) Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina announced Monday that he has tested positive for Covid-19 despite being vaccinated and has experienced "flu-like symptoms," but said that he now has only "mild symptoms" and is very glad he had been vaccinated because "without vaccination I am certain I would not feel as well as I do now." "I was just informed by the House physician I have tested positive for #COVID19 even after being vaccinated. I started having flu-like symptoms Saturday night and went to the doctor this morning," he tweeted. Graham, before he got his results, was in the Senate on Monday morning, according to people who talked to him. "Sen. Manchin is fully vaccinated and following the CDC guidelines for those exposed to a COVID-positive individual," Manchin spokeswoman Sam Runyon told CNN in a statement.

Source: CNN August 02, 2021 19:53 UTC