January 1, Bill Clinton Reveals His Diagnosis

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Former President Bill Clinton announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Clinton, 76, said that he was experiencing mild symptoms.

“I’ve tested positive for Covid. I’ve had mild symptoms, but I’m doing fine overall and keeping myself busy at home,” he tweeted.

“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 added.

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.

— Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) November 30, 2022

Clinton has experienced several health problems in the past. Last year, he was hospitalized after a urinary tract infection spread to his bloodstream. In 2004, he underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery. In 2010, he had two stents inserted to open an artery.

Clinton, who served as the nation’s 42nd President, is the latest commander-in-chief to test positive for the coronavirus.

Both President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this year. In October 2020, then-President Donald Trump contracted the virus.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Bill’s wife, also tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this year.

“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,” she tweeted in March. “Please get vaccinated and boosted if you haven’t already!”

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!

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 22, 2022

In October, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky tested positive for the virus, completed 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,” Walensky tweeted last month. “My updated [COVID-19] vaccine helped ensure my immune system was equipped to protect me against severe illness.”

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.

— Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH (@CDCDirector) November 8, 2022

Sources: The Blaze | CNN