Cedar Rapids Mayor-elect Tiffany O’Donnell tests positive for COVID-19

She’s vaccinated but no booster yet; she encourages people to get vaccinated

Dec. 17, 2021 11:18 am, Updated: Dec. 17, 2021 2:39 pm

Tiffany O'Donnell answers a question during an Oct. 15 Cedar Rapids mayoral candidate forum. The mayor-elect confirmed Friday she has COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. She’s been vaccinated but had not yet received a booster shot. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

CEDAR RAPIDS — Mayor-elect Tiffany O’Donnell confirmed Friday she has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and said she is experiencing mild symptoms.

“While I am fully vaccinated, I haven’t yet received my booster,” O’Donnell said in a statement. “I will follow my doctor’s recommendations and get that as soon as I am fully recovered.”

O’Donnell, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 Thursday, said she is grateful to city staff for keeping the Cedar Rapids mayoral transition on schedule.

“We have moved some of my city council orientation activities to virtual following quarantine protocols,” O’Donnell said. “Their flexibility is much appreciated.”

She encouraged all who are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine to get vaccinated.

“I’m sure that being vaccinated has made my illness much milder than it would have been otherwise,” O’Donnell said.

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