Obama Infected With COVID
Sounds stupid to keep saying it, but COVID is nowhere near over. Obama has it now, but because he’s vaccinated, he’s fine. Via AP:
Former President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, though he’s feeling relatively healthy and his wife, Michelle, tested negative.
“I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama said on Twitter. “Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted.”
Obama encouraged more Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, despite the declining infection rate in the U.S. There were roughly 35,000 infections on average over the past week, down sharply from mid-January when that average was closer to 800,000.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 75.2% of U.S. adults are fully vaccinated and 47.7% of the fully vaccinated have received a booster shot. The CDC relaxed its guidelines for indoor masking in late February.
In the grocery store last week, about 25% of customers had masks on. Even the employees were maskless. Although, at Starbucks this morning, the staff there were still wearing masks. I’ll continue to be masked inside public spaces indefinitely, since the next surge will likely be here soon. Via Forbes:
When it comes to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, things may be looking up again in Europe, but not in a good way. The past week has seen yet another upswing in reported Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations in countries such as the U.K., Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy. On Saturday, Eric Topol, MD, founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, tweeted, “The next wave in Europe has begun…”
The next wave in Europe has begun pic.twitter.com/2qm4JzOqit
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) March 12, 2022
