'I was surprised to find that it was positive, because up to that point, I had experienced no symptoms,' Ellison said in a statement.
, who was outside the country, tested positive for COVID-19 before boarding a plane back to the U.S. In a statement Wednesday night, Ellison said that he is currently quarantining in place and will eventually return to the U.S.
Eliison said that he was visiting family outside the U.S. but did not specify exactly where. He wrote that he"had no reason to believe I was positive until I took a mandatory COVID test that was required for me to board the plane home." The attorney general said that he is"grateful" to be fully vaccinated and to have received his booster shot because his symptoms are"nothing worse than a mild cold." Ellison cited his case as"proof" regarding the effectiveness of vaccines.
He encouraged all eligible Minnesota residents to take advantage of the COVID-19 vaccines"for yourselves, for your families and loved ones, for your community, and for the sake of our healthcare system." This is especially important with the rapid spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, he said.
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