Biden Mixes With Crowds as Covid-19 Cases Hit White House

President Biden, fully vaccinated and fresh off his second booster shot, is spending more time in large groups without a mask, taking calculated risks even as several people around him have tested positive in recent weeks

WASHINGTON—President Biden gathered Tuesday alongside roughly 200 mostly unmasked guests in the White House’s East Room to tout Democrats’ healthcare law. On Monday, he mingled in a tightly packed crowd on the South Lawn, posing for photos and shaking hands.

More than two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Mr. Biden is taking some calculated risks, even as several people around him have tested positive for Covid-19 in recent weeks. On Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Jamal Simmons, communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, said they had tested positive.

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