Dr. Fauci decides not to attend the White House Correspondents' Association dinner amid Covid concerns, a senior administration official says.
A few thousand people have attended the dinner in previous years, held in a large ballroom at the Hilton hotel. Washington, D.C., lifted its mask mandate for many indoor public venues in February.that has been spreading across the country.
Vice President Kamala Harris, 57, tested positive for Covid on Tuesday and was not exhibiting any coronavirus symptoms, her press secretary, Kirsten Allen, said. An adviser to the vice president later said Harris’ physician prescribed the, a Covid antiviral pill from Pfizer that has been cleared for use in people at high risk for developing severe illness.
A source familiar with the matter said Fauci made the decision not to attend the dinner before Harris tested positive for Covid. Biden’s experience at the dinner will be different than that of other guests like Fauci. The president will be seated at the head table, on a dais, and will only be interacting with the people on stage, not the larger crowd at the dinner. Fauci would have been seated on the main floor and would be in closer proximity to more people.
Some experts have questioned whether the dinner should even take place because of the increase in Covid cases. In early April, at least
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