Bill Clinton tests positive for COVID-19, urges people to get vaccinated and boosted



Former President Bill Clinton announced that he tested positive for COVID-19, noted that he is thankful he is vaccinated and boosted, and encouraged others to get the vaccine jabs as well.

"I've tested positive for Covid. I've had mild symptoms, but I'm doing fine overall and keeping myself busy at home. I'm grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, which has kept my case mild, and I urge everyone to do the same, especially as we move into the winter months," he tweeted.

\u201cI\u2019ve tested positive for Covid. I\u2019ve had mild symptoms, but I\u2019m doing fine overall and keeping myself busy at home.\n\u00a0\nI\u2019m grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, which has kept my case mild, and I urge everyone to do the same, especially as we move into the winter months.\u201d
— Bill Clinton (@Bill Clinton) 1669835474

Clinton served as president from early 1993 though early 2001. His wife Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election to Republican candidate Donald Trump — she had previously served as secretary of state during a portion of President Barack Obama's White House tenure and, before that, as a U.S. senator from the state of New York.

Earlier this year, Hillary Clinton announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19.

"Well, I've tested positive for COVID. I've got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine. I'm more grateful than ever for the protection vaccines can provide against serious illness. Please get vaccinated and boosted if you haven't already!" she tweeted in March.

\u201cWell, I've tested positive for COVID. I've got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine. I'm more grateful than ever for the protection vaccines can provide against serious illness. Please get vaccinated and boosted if you haven't already!\u201d
— Hillary Clinton (@Hillary Clinton) 1647988222

Earlier this month, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry tested positive for COVID-19.

"Secretary Kerry is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt," spokesperson Whitney Smith said in a statement, according to the New York Times. "He is fully vaccinated and boosted and experiencing mild symptoms."

Last month, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky tested positive, took a course of Paxlovid, tested negative, but then tested positive again.

"COVID-19 vaccines may not prevent every infection, but they do provide us important protection against severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. My updated #COVID19 vaccine helped ensure my immune system was equipped to protect me against severe illness," Walensky noted earlier this month in a tweet.

\u201cCOVID-19 vaccines may not prevent every infection, but they do provide us important protection against severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. My updated #COVID19 vaccine helped ensure my immune system was equipped to protect me against severe illness.\u201d
— Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH (@Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH) 1667918175

NSC coordinator John Kirby defends military vaccine mandate while admitting that he's 'double boosted' and recovering from COVID-19



National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby, who retired from the U.S. Navy in 2015 with the rank of rear admiral, defended the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for military service members while simultaneously admitting that he is twice boosted but still got the illness himself.

During an interview on Tuesday's episode of "Fox & Friends" Kirby, who previously served as assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, described vaccinations as "a valid military requirement" while also noting that he was speaking from his home due to his own experience with COVID-19.

Kirby said of vaccination that "even if it doesn't prevent you from getting COVID — I'm double boosted, I got it myself ... it makes the symptoms a lot less severe.''

John Kirby Proves Brian Kilmeade's Point When Debating Military’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy www.youtube.com

Prominent vaccine advocates, including President Joe Biden and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci, have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated and boosted twice.

Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla tested positive in August despite being quadruple jabbed, then announced in September that he again tested positive.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tested positive for COVID-19 in August despite having been fully vaccinated and boosted.

"Now, as in January, my doctor told me that my fully vaccinated status, including two booster shots, is why my symptoms are less severe than would otherwise be the case," Austin said in a statement. "Vaccinations continue to both slow the spread of COVID-19 and to make its health effects less severe. Vaccination remains a medical requirement for our workforce, and I continue to encourage everyone to get fully vaccinated and boosted."

Austin had previously tested positive in January. "As my doctor made clear to me, my fully vaccinated status — and the booster I received in early October — have rendered the infection much more mild than it would otherwise have been," he said in a statement at the time.

Hillary Clinton urges people to get vaccinated and boosted while announcing that she has tested positive for COVID-19



In a tweet announcing that she has tested positive for COVID-19, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged people to get vaccinated and boosted.

She noted that she is experiencing mild symptoms and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, has tested negative for the illness.

"Well, I've tested positive for COVID. I've got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine. I'm more grateful than ever for the protection vaccines can provide against serious illness. Please get vaccinated and boosted if you haven't already!" she tweeted. "Bill tested negative and is feeling fine. He's quarantining until our household is fully in the clear. Movie recommendations appreciated!"

"Who sponsored this tweet - Pfizer or Moderna?" someone tweeted in response to Clinton's post.

Who sponsored this tweet - Pfizer or Moderna?
— Tim Young (@Tim Young) 1647992248

Clinton, a Democrat who lost the 2016 presidential election to Republican Donald Trump, has joined the swelling ranks of public figures to announce positive COVID-19 tests.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki also announced a positive test on Tuesday. "Thanks to the vaccine, I have only experienced mild symptoms," Psaki said in a statement. She had previously tested positive for the illness in October 2021.

Earlier this month, former President Barack Obama, who noted that he had been vaccinated and boosted, announced that he had tested positive — and like Clinton, he also urged people to get the vaccine jabs.

"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," Obama tweeted.