Dick Durbin tests positive for COVID but will continue to work remotely

Steven Spearie, State Journal-Register
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In this file photo, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, walks with the commander of the Illinois National Guard, Maj. Gen. Rich Neely, at an event celebrating the funding of a new Base Civil Engineer Complex at the 183rd Air National Guard Wing at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield.
In this file photo, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, walks with the commander of the Illinois National Guard, Maj. Gen. Rich Neely, at an event celebrating the funding of a new Base Civil Engineer Complex at the 183rd Air National Guard Wing at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield.
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely, he announced Thursday morning.

Durbin, 77, a Springfield Democrat, is the latest high-profile politician to have COVID. President Joe Biden ended his isolation after contracting COVID, and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker last week reported mild symptoms.

“Thankfully, I am fully vaccinated and double boosted and only experiencing minor symptoms,” Durbin said. “Consistent with (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines, I will quarantine and follow advice from my doctor while I continue to work remotely.”

More:Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tests positive for COVID-19

Biden and Pritzker were both prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid.

Pritzker has made his response to COVID one of the issues of his reelection campaign against rival, Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia.

Durbin said in a tweet he is vaccinated and double boosted against the coronavirus.

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