Legislator fights kidney cancer hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19

Rep. Jim HagedornJames Lee Hagedorn Lawmaker fights kidney cancer hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19 ‘Legacy American’ is the latest slogan in the racist encyclopedia Ethics watchdog finds ‘significant’ evidence. Rep. Malinowski failed to disclose shares MORE (R-Minn.) Announced Tuesday that he is hospitalized as a precautionary measure after testing positive for a COVID-19 breakthrough case.

Hagedorn, fighting kidney cancer, said he received the positive COVID-19 test result on Monday and “is experiencing very mild symptoms.”

He said his doctors asked him to receive observation and treatment at the Mayo Clinic because of his “current circumstances and treatment for kidney cancer.”

The Minnesota Republican revealed in July that his kidney cancer had reappeared. He was first diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer in February 2019.

“Given my current circumstances and treatment for kidney cancer, physicians are taking every precaution to ensure a complete recovery and have requested that I receive observation and treatment at the Mayo Clinic,” Hagedorn said in a statement.

“I will work with the professionals in Mayo until it is safe for me to return to my home in Blue Earth or travel to work in Washington,” he added, referring to his community in Minnesota.

READ my opinion on testing positive for COVID-19. Today’s news will not stop me from fighting for America and the people of # MN01. Thank you to everyone who has given their encouragement, prayers and understanding. pic.twitter.com/3Sn6eXS5ge

– Congressman Jim Hagedorn (@RepHagedorn) January 4, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that cancer can cause more serious illness for COVID-19 patients. The agency says that treatments for different types of cancer can weaken the body’s means of fighting disease.

But while the CDC says COVID-19 breakthrough cases are expected for those vaccinated, like Hagedorn, t.hey are less likely to lead to serious illness compared to infections in unvaccinated individuals.

Hagedorn is the latest US legislator to have tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier Tuesday, Sen. Rob PortmanRobert (Rob) Jones Portman 11 interesting races to see in 2022 Defense and National Security – Biden signs a huge defense law The 10 races that will decide the Senate majority MORE (R-Ohio) announced that he was tested positive for the virus.

The increase in lawmakers testing positive for COVID-19 comes as the U.S. experiences a nationwide increase in cases, driven in part by the highly transferable omicron variant.

The Capitol itself is experiencing an increase in coronavirus infections. Capitol doctor Brian Monahan on Monday sent a note to lawmakers saying the average positivity rate had risen from less than 1 percent to more than 13 percent.

However, the majority of cases have been breakthrough cases among vaccinated individuals.

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