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Coronavirus: Wendy Williams tests positive, delays return to talk show circuit

Talk show host Wendy Williams said she has tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19.

Williams, 57, had been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, Variety reported.

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In an Instagram post Wednesday, the show announced that the 13th season of Williams’ show has been pushed back to Oct. 4.

“In the meantime, repeats will be scheduled,” the post stated.

A week ago, the show announced that Williams was undergoing health evaluations for unspecified reasons, CNN reported.

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“Wendy is dealing with some ongoing health issues and is undergoing further evaluations,” the show said in a statement posted last week.

Williams has kept her viewers up to date about her medical issues. In 2018, she told her viewers she had Graves’ disease, Variety reported. According to the Mayo Clinic, Graves’ disease causes the immune system to attack the thyroid.

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