Harris Has Routine Doctor’s Visit on Sunday, White House Says

Not related to meeting with Texas Democrats in D.C.: official
Several legislators later tested positive for coronavirus

Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., on July 13.Photographer: Oliver Contreras/Bloomberg

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By Justin Sink and Mario Parker

July 17, 2021 at 11:21 PM UTC

Updated on

July 18, 2021 at 4:40 PM UTC

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Vice President Kamala Harris had a scheduled medical appointment at a Washington-area hospital on Sunday, unrelated to her meeting with Texas Democratic lawmakers who later tested positive for Covid-19, according to a White House official.

Harris’s previously scheduled visit to Walter Reed hospital was for a routine doctor’s appointment, the official said by email.