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NY Rep. Adriano Espaillat Tests Positive for Coronavirus After Receiving 2nd Dose of Vaccine

HeadlineJan 15, 2021

Democratic New York Congressmember Adriano Espaillat announced he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is asymptomatic. Espaillat received the second dose of his COVID-19 vaccine last week. It takes several weeks to build up immunity after the shots, which have been proven to prevent severe disease but are not known to prevent people from becoming infected or spreading the virus to others.

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