WJZ Exclusive: Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott Says He’ll Take Wearing Masks ‘To The Next Level’

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott remains successful quarantine astatine home, two days aft helium tested affirmative doubly for COVID-19.

In an exclusive interrogation Wednesday with WJZ, the politician opened up astir the symptoms he’s dealt with since getting his trial results back. He besides underscored the request for metropolis residents to get vaccinated to debar the worst effects of the infection.

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“Yesterday, I had a fewer assemblage aches, but contiguous I consciousness wholly normal,” Scott told WJZ.

Besides those aches, the politician — who had his past nationalist lawsuit implicit the play astatine Patterson Park — said helium hasn’t suffered from immoderate different symptoms, specified arsenic fever oregon nausea.

“Because of the vaccine, I’m capable to bash this interrogation astatine location and not successful a infirmary bed, not successful the ventilator,” Scott said.

Based connected his experience, helium encouraged everyone to bash everything successful their powerfulness to enactment steadfast amid the pandemic. That means undergoing investigating and getting the vaccine if residents haven’t already done so.

“Get tested,” Scott said. “Get vaccinated. Protect yourself astatine each costs.”

As WJZ antecedently reported, the politician was vaccinated against the microorganism successful March. His affirmative trial results marque him portion of the 1 percent of vaccinated Marylanders to get what’s known arsenic a breakthrough case.

It’s worthy mentioning that the COVID-19 vaccine does not support against infection. Rather, the vaccine is intended to ward disconnected the worst effects of the microorganism and support radical retired of the hospital.

Asked if determination was thing helium would bash differently, Scott said helium would measurement up his efforts to support himself portion retired successful nationalist spaces.

“For me, I conjecture it’d beryllium taking my mask-wearing to the adjacent level,” helium said.

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The mayor, who is routinely tested, said helium is grateful that investigating regimen caught his corruption early. He took a accelerated trial Monday morning, followed by a PCR test, which is considered the golden modular for tests.

Last week, Scott attended a enactment league successful New York, traveling determination by Amtrak train. He said disguise usage was enforced successful some spaces.

He’s uncertain erstwhile helium was exposed to the virus. But helium suspects it mightiness person occurred connected Saturday, the time attended a groundbreaking wherever helium alternated betwixt wearing a disguise and going without it.

The adjacent day, Scott attended the Parade of Latino Nations successful East Baltimore.

“When you spot pictures of maine extracurricular without a mask, that’s precise rare, too,” Scott said. “Even from immoderate of the events implicit the weeks, folks are like, ‘He didn’t person connected a mask.’ There are pictures of maine astatine the aforesaid lawsuit with a mask,” helium siad.

The politician told WJZ he’s been cooperating with contracting tracing, which entails tracking down radical with whom helium had adjacent interaction implicit prolonged periods. Few radical are considered adjacent contacts.

“Fifteen minutes, wrong six feet of each other, having a conversation. That’s that adjacent contact, but not the speedy passing, ‘Hi, bye,” said Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Dzirasa.

Dr. Dzirasa said the mayor’s corruption speaks to the request for unvaccinated residents to get the shot.

“When we look astatine who’s been hospitalized with COVID-19, the immense bulk are unvaccinated individuals. I really deliberation this is simply a reminder of however important it is to get vaccinated,” she said.

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According to the mayor’s staff, helium volition proceed to enactment from his Northeast Baltimore location until he’s medically cleared to instrumentality to City Hall.