Wisconsin lawmaker Jacque returns to work after bout of COVID-19
Posted: Oct 14, 2021 3:47 PM CST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin legislator has returned to work after a bout with COVID-19.
Republican Sen. Andre Jacque was hospitalized Aug. 16 after testing positive for the coronavirus and testifying at a packed Capitol hearing without a mask.
He was placed on a ventilator Aug. 23 but was discharged on Sept. 21.
He said last week that he's still using a walker but he feels better every day.
He chaired a meeting of the Senate's human services committee on Thursday, appearing via phone.
Earlier in the day he attended a Senate judiciary committee hearing by phone as well.
It's unclear if Jacque has been vaccinated.
He's one of the Legislature's most conservative members and has fought vaccine and mask mandates.