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Former President Barack Obama announced on Twitter Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Obama described his symptoms, saying he had a scratchy throat for a couple of days but was feeling fine.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama has tested negative for COVID-19, Obama confirmed. He said he and his wife are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted.
I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise. Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, and she has tested negative.
It’s a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already, even as cases go down.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 13, 2022
“It’s a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already, even as cases go down,” the former president added.
“Michelle and I got vaccinated against COVID-19 because we know it’s the best way to beat this pandemic, protect one another, and get the country back up and running again,” Obama wrote on Facebook in March 2021, accompanied by footage of himself and former first lady Michelle Obama getting the shot. “So I hope you’ll get the vaccine as soon as it’s available to you. It could save your life.”
Coronavirus cases in the United States have fallen to their lowest levels since last July, but more than 9,000 Americans per week continue to die of covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, according to data tracked by The Washington Post. Nearly 1 million people in the United States have died of the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic.
