(Reuters) – Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor, has tested positive for the coronavirus, as she had been set to go to trial against The New York Times, which she accused of defamation.
Palin’s positive test was announced by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan, who is presiding over the case. Rakoff said “she is of course unvaccinated,” referring to Palin.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
