(Aditya Shaw, Intern Journalist): Washington: US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has been found infected with the Coronavirus and the White House announced Monday that he had mild symptoms. He has become the topmost official in the transition so far. The White House said in a statement that O’Brien is living in isolation and working from a safe location. It has also been reported that President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence is not at risk of infection.
Not a threat to trump
The 54-year-old associate of Trump has ‘mild symptoms’. O’Brien is the top-most Trump administration official so far in the grip of this transition. White House said, “National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has been found infected with Covid-19.” He said, ‘He has mild symptoms, and’ he is living in isolation and working from a safe place. The President or the Vice President is not at risk of infection and the work of the National Security Council is going on unabated.
So far, more than 41.3 lakh people have been infected with the virus in the US while more than 146,000 people have lost their lives due to the epidemic. People in and around the administration have been found to be infected, including White House personnel a military member, Pence Press Secretary Katy Miller, and Squadron Marine, etc.
The biggest study started in America
The world’s largest COVID-19 vaccine study in the US has started on Monday. In this, 30 thousand people were given the vaccine made by Moderna Inc. This vaccine is one of the few candidates who are in the final stages of the race to fight the Coronavirus. There is currently no guarantee that the National Institute of Health and Moderna Inc.’s experimental vaccine will be able to prevent the virus. Hence this study has been done.
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