FDA Chief Califf Tests Positive for Covid, Has Mild Symptoms

US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf tested positive for Covid-19, adding to the list of administration figures infected after vaccination and booster shots.

Califf got the results while traveling on agency business over the weekend and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to an FDA statement. He hasn’t been in close contact with President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris.

Robert Califf

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His infection follows the Covid diagnosis of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky two weeks ago, as well as positive tests from Biden and his chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci earlier this ...