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The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tested positive for COVID-19 a second time in almost as many weeks after contracting the virus and isolating earlier this month, the federal agency said Monday morning.Dr. Rochelle Walensky, a former Massachusetts General Hospital doctor, began developing symptoms Sunday and “has again tested positive,” the CDC said in a statement. The test result comes after the agency announced on Oct. 22 that she was experiencing mild symptoms and tested positive.

Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has tested positive for COVID-19 again after completing a round of the coronavirus antiviral treatment Paxlovid. Walensky tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, going into isolation and taking “appropriate action” for her health. On Monday, the CDC said Walensky had experienced “mild symptoms” during her infection and eventually tested negative for the virus after completing a round of Paxlovid. “On Sunday, Dr. Walensky began to develop mild symptoms and has again tested positive. Consistent with CDC guidelines, she is isolating at home and will participate in her...