CIA Director Tests Positive for COVID-19

CIA Director William Burns tested positive for COVID-19, the agency reported on Thursday.

The statement said Burns is experiencing mild symptoms and working from home, with plans to return to the office after five days and testing negative. The director is fully vaccinated and boosted.

Burns had a meeting with President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning, and he wore an N-95 mask.

The agency asserted that Burns is not considered a close contact of the president by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards. However, the nature of the meeting was not disclosed by the CIA.

Media outlets revealed that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could authorize a second Covid-19 vaccine booster.

The move comes amid early signs that Washington might soon experience another Covid wave as the omicron subvariant, known as BA.2, spreads throughout Europe and other parts of the world.

Other countries, including the U.K., Chile, and Sweden, already allow for a fourth vaccine for certain vulnerable populations.