Barack Obama has tested positive for a mild case of Covid-19.
The Former US President on his Twitter account said “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple of days, but am feeling fine otherwise” adding that his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has so far tested negative.
Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted,” he wrote.
Obama, plus fellow former presidents Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton — and the former first ladies — appeared together in a one-minute video released last March, endorsing the US vaccination campaign and sharing what they missed about pre-pandemic life.
“This vaccine means hope,” Obama said in the video. “It will protect you and those you love from this dangerous and deadly disease.”
Obama reiterated his support for the vaccine in his tweet, saying his own positive test was “a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already, even as cases go down.”
Despite a vocal anti-vaccination constituency in the country, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say more than 80 percent of all people ages five and older in the United States have had at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose.
