FDA chief to self-quarantine after exposure to person with coronavirus
Source: The Hill
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn will be in self-quarantine for the next two weeks after learning that he came in contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19, the agency says.
"Per CDC guidelines, he is now in self-quarantine for the next two weeks," FDA spokeswoman Stephanie Caccomo told The Hill on Saturday. "He immediately took a diagnostic test and tested negative for the virus."
The agency did not say who the commissioner came in contact with that required the self-quarantine. Politico reported citing administration officials that Hahn had come in contact with Katie Miller, a spokeswoman for Vice President Pence, who tested positive for the virus Friday.
The White House will continue to determine who should self-isolate on a case-by-case basis using contract tracing.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/496921-fda-commissioner-to-self-quarantine-after-coming-in-contact-with
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