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‘I just tested positive for COVID,’ former U.S. President Barack Obama tweets

The former president says he's vaccinated and boosted, and that his wife, Michelle, has tested negative for COVID-19.

Former US President Barack Obama campaigns for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden community event on October 21, 2020, in Philadelphia, Penn.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has tested positive for COVID, he tweeted Sunday.

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

Both he and his wife are vaccinated and boosted, and she has tested negative, he added.

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

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

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.

Last March all living former U.S. presidents except for Donald Trump appeared in a PSA promoting COVID-19 vaccination, including Obama.

As of Sunday, the world had seen nearly 500 million cases of COVID, with just over 6 million deaths. Nearly 10.7 billion doses of vaccine had been administered, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.