Rep. Stephen Lynch tests positive for COVID-19 after he received two doses of Pfizer vaccine

"While Mr. Lynch remains asymptomatic and feels fine, he will self-quarantine and will vote by proxy in Congress during the coming week," a statement noted.

By Alex Nitzberg

Published: January 31, 2021 10:07am

Updated: January 31, 2021 6:15pm

Representative Stephen Lynch, a Democrat representing Massachusetts, has tested positive for COVID-19 despite having received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

"This afternoon U.S. Representative Stephen F. Lynch received a positive test result for COVID-19 after a staff member in the Congressman's Boston office had tested positive earlier in the week," spokesperson Molly Rose Tarpey reportedly said in a statement on Friday.

"Congressman Lynch had received the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine and subsequently received a negative COVID-19 test prior to attending President Biden's Inauguration," Tarpey, the congressman's communications director, reportedly said in the statement. "While Mr. Lynch remains asymptomatic and feels fine, he will self-quarantine and will vote by proxy in Congress during the coming week."