US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tests Covid Positive

Nancy Pelosi is fully vaccinated against Covid and boosted, and is thankful for the robust protection the vaccine has provided, said her spokesman.

Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the US House of Representatives, has tested positive for Covid-19, her spokesman said Thursday.

The 82-year-old lawmaker from California is currently asymptomatic, Drew Hammill said on Twitter.

"The Speaker is fully vaccinated and boosted, and is thankful for the robust protection the vaccine has provided," Hammill said.

Pelosi, who attended a bill signing event at the White House on Wednesday with President Joe Biden, cancelled a press conference planned for Thursday.