Michelle Obama Shares a Vaccine Selfie and Encourages Americans to Get Their Shots Too

From Oprah Magazine

Michelle Obama received her COVID-19 vaccine, and she wants the rest of America to follow suit.

The former First Lady took to Instagram today to share that she and her husband, former president Barack Obama, got vaccinated, taking the opportunity to also stress the importance of everyone else doing so in order for the country to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

"When you can get the COVID-19 vaccine, I hope you do—Barack and I are certainly glad we did," she shared. "It's our best shot at beating this virus, looking out for one another, and getting back to some of the things we miss. Getting vaccinated will save lives—and that life could be yours."

Mr. Obama shared an Instagram message of his own regarding the vaccine, as well as a video featuring fellow former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

"Michelle and I got vaccinated against COVID-19 because we know it's the best way to beat this pandemic, protect one another, and get the country back up and running again," he wrote alongside the video clip. "So I hope you'll get the vaccine as soon as it's available to you. It could save your life."

Mrs. Obama recently opened up to People magazine about how a year of quarantining with her family has changed her relationship with her two daughters, Malia and Sasha Obama.

"This time has allowed us to get some stolen moments back with our girls. Those recaptured moments have meant the world to us and I think they've made our relationships with our children even stronger," Obama told the outlet. "There's something about witnessing your children become adults and developing a different relationship with them. They didn't come back into the house into the same set of rules, because I didn't want them to miss out on independence. They came back as young women and our conversations are more peer-oriented than they are mother-to-daughter."

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