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Obama tests positive for COVID, encourages vaccines
File: Former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally as he campaigns for Joe Biden, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, at Turner Field in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Barack Obama tests positive for a mild case of COVID-19, the former US president says on his Twitter account.
“I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama tweets, 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 writes.
Obama reiterated his support for the COVID 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.”
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