Barack Obama tests positive for covid – Boosted former president has a scratchy throat but wife Michelle is negative

FORMER President Barack Obama tested positive for Covid-19. The announcement came Sunday from his official Twitter account. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but I am feeling fine otherwise,” he wrote. His wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has tested negative. “Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted,” said […]

FORMER President Barack Obama tested positive for Covid-19.

The announcement came Sunday from his official Twitter account.

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Former President Barack Obama tested positive for Covid-19[/caption]

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He made the announcement via his official Twitter account[/caption]

“I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but I am feeling fine otherwise,” he wrote.

His wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has tested negative.

“Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted,” said the former President. 

“It’s a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already, even as cases go down.”

Obama has been a long supporter of the Covid-19 vaccine. In December 2020, he and former Presidents George W Bush and Bill Clinton announced that they would receive the vaccine publicly when it became available.

“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,” he wrote on Facebook in March 2021.

The post was accompanied by a video of him and Michelle getting the jab.

“So I hope you’ll get the vaccine as soon as it’s available to you. It could save your life.”

Many gave Obama their well wishes, including World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

“I wish you a swift and easy recovery from #COVID19, President @BarackObama – and I couldn’t agree with you more: it’s important for people to get vaccinated,” he wrote.

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The Obamas [center] at the funeral service of former Secretary of State Colin Powell[/caption]

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