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Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced Friday.
Lynch was tested for coronavirus after a staff member in his office tested positive earlier in the week. The congressman received his positive test Friday afternoon.
A statement from Pfizer said that it can take seven days for protection from the second dose to kick in. However, the statement from Lynch’s office said the congressman received the second dose vaccine before attending President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, nine days before his positive test.
Lynch also tested negative for COVID-19 prior to the inauguration.
“While Mr. Lynch remains asymptomatic and feels fine, he will self-quarantine and will vote by proxy in Congress during the coming week,” Molly Rose Tarpey, Lynch’s communications director, said in a statement.
Lynch is the second congressman from Massachusetts to test positive for COVID-19 in two days; Rep. Lori Trahan, a fellow Democrat, announced her test result Thursday.
