Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a Washington, D.C., hospital by ambulance Tuesday after suffering an allergic reaction, according to a spokeswoman. Noem, age 53, has since been discharged,

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance on Tuesday to a hospital in Washington, DC, after an allergic reaction, the Department of Homeland Security said.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was rushed by an ambulance to a Washington, D.C., hospital on Tuesday, an emergency the agency called an allergic reaction. DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said that Noem was brought to the hospital “out of an abundance of caution,” according to CNN. “She is alert and recovering.”