Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks astir the United States-Mexico borderline during a quality league astatine the Capitol successful Washington, Friday, July 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks astir the United States-Mexico borderline during a quality league astatine the Capitol successful Washington, Friday, July 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

COLUMBIA, S.C. – U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has tested affirmative for the coronavirus, the archetypal legislator to disclose a breakthrough corruption aft being vaccinated.

In a connection issued Monday afternoon, the South Carolina Republican said that helium “started having flu-like symptoms Saturday night” and went to the doc Monday morning.

After being notified of his affirmative test, Graham said helium would quarantine for 10 days.

“I consciousness similar I person a sinus infection, and astatine contiguous time, I person mild symptoms,” the 66-year-old Graham said. “I americium precise gladsome I was vaccinated due to the fact that without vaccination, I americium definite I would not consciousness arsenic good arsenic I bash now. My symptoms would beryllium acold worse.”

Graham, who was vaccinated successful December, has agelong been a proponent of vaccination, saying during a sojourn this outpouring to the Medical University of South Carolina successful Charleston that “the sooner we get everybody vaccinated, the quicker we tin get backmost to normal.”

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Graham's corruption comes connected the heels of updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance urging adjacent afloat vaccinated radical to instrumentality to wearing masks indoors successful areas of precocious coronavirus transmission, citing the surge of the highly contagious delta variant. Recent investigation has shown that breakthrough cases of COVID-19, with mild oregon nary symptoms, inactive stay rare.

Both legislature chambers person been adopting stricter look covering regulations amid a resurgence successful COVID-19 cases crossed the country. The House has returned to a disguise requirement, portion the Senate has recommended medical-grade look coverings.

Graham, who was wearing a mask, did not reply questions from reporters connected Capitol Hill earlier Monday, anterior to the connection being issued. Because of Senate votes, Graham was not successful attendance astatine Friday night’s Silver Elephant dinner, the South Carolina Republican Party’s signature yearly fundraiser and an lawsuit attended by hundreds, including erstwhile Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a headlining speaker.

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