Three Texas Democrats infected by Covid. The lawmakers were fully vaccinated.
Where: Washington, DC
The Facts
▪ Three Democrat lawmakers who left Texas to block new voting restrictions have tested positive for Covid-19 – They are quarantined.
▪ The Democrats left the state to deny the necessary quorum to pass a bill on new voting restrictions.
▪ The three Democrats who tested positive were fully vaccinated against the virus.
▪ Rep. Chris Turner, Texas House Democratic Caucus chairman, stated, “This is a sober reminder that COVID is still with us, and though vaccinations offer tremendous protection, we still must take necessary precautions.”
Source Documents
Direct, authoritative source material on this story.
Reference Articles
Articles Citable has ingested related to this story.
Media Coverage
Percentage of day’s news
Article Sentiment
Citable analysis assessing the language of each article related to the story as positive, negative or neutral.
Publications
Publications covering this story along with their cumulative positive or negative sentiment.