JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — State Representative Tracie Davis, a Jacksonville native who currently serves Florida House District 13, announced Thursday that she has tested positive for COVID-19.
Davis, who has been vaccinated, said she started feeling COVID-like symptoms over the weekend.
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“My first test was negative. I had a second test done on Tuesday and the results came back today; I tested positive for COVID-19,” Davis said in a Facebook post.
Her symptoms include a severe headache, body pain, and bouts of weakness.
Davis still urges the community to protect one another by wearing a mask and getting vaccinated.
She says the vaccine worked as it should, saying “it mitigated my symptoms allowing me to feel better within two days vs. being hospitalized or worse.”
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say vaccine breakthrough cases are expected.
“COVID-19 vaccines are effective and are a critical tool to bring the pandemic under control. However, no vaccines are 100% effective at preventing illness in vaccinated people. There will be a small percentage of fully vaccinated people who still get sick, are hospitalized, or die from COVID-19,” the CDC stated.
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