Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-MA) announced on Friday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 more than a week after receiving his second dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. A member of his team tested positive earlier this week. Lynch received the second of two doses before President Joe Biden took office on January 20. His communications director wrote in a statement, “As long as Mr. Lynch remains asymptomatic and feeling well, he will be quarantined and will vote by proxy in Congress over the next week.” Pfizer told local station NBC 10 that its vaccine requires seven days after the injection to provide full protection. Prior to the inauguration, Lynch had also tested negative. Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA), also a Massachusetts representative, said on Thursday that she had also tested positive after returning to DC
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