Vice Pres. Kamala Harris' visit to Vietnam was interrupted by a report of an 'anomalous health incident,' the U.S. embassy in Hanoi says in a statement.
MORE: Blinken acknowledges 'growing concerns' about Havana syndrome, will meet affected personnel 'soon'
"While this is not a confirmed case at this point in time, we take any reported incident ... quite seriously," said White House press secretary Jen Psaki, adding that the incident was reported recently and affected one U.S. staffer at the embassy, not a member of the vice president's team. "She is well. All is fine," Harris's spokesperson Symone Sanders told reporters before her departure from Singapore.
MORE: US intelligence community convenes new panel to probe 'Havana syndrome' causes amid new cases in Austria Last week, the State Department confirmed that it was aware of reported cases at the U.S. mission in Germany. Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters that they"vigorously investigate" all"unexplained health incidents and provide"immediate and appropriate attention and care" to employees who report one.
But the lack of information stems in part from how little the U.S. government knows about what was once referred to as"health attacks," including what is causing them.Last December, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine issued a report that concluded that"directed, pulsed radio frequency energy appears to be the most plausible mechanism in explaining these cases, especially in individuals with the distinct early symptoms.
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