Barack Obama has tested positive for COVID-19, after suffering mild symptoms for several days.
The former commander-in-chief took to Twitter on Sunday to announce the news, and stressed that he is doing well despite the illness.
“I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Barack, 60, wrote.
He added that he and wife Michelle Obama “are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, and she has tested negative.”
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,” Barack concluded.
He is the latest in a long line of celebrities, business leaders and political figures to contract the coronavirus — including recently Queen Elizabeth II as well as her son Prince Charles.
For more on the celebrities who’ve gone public with their battles with COVID-19, scroll through the gallery below.
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