Barack Obama tests positive for COVID-19

Published March 13, 2022 7:55pm ET



Former President Barack Obama revealed on Sunday afternoon that he had tested positive for COVID-19.

“I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama said in a statement on Twitter, adding that he and his wife, Michelle, were “grateful to be vaccinated and boosted.”

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