SQL Server 2012 Native Client

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client is being flagged an obsolete software and will stop receiving security updates starting July 12th, but I have done a lot of searching on the internet and getting a mixed results on whether this is true or not. So I figured I would ask here to see if anyone else is dealing with this situation and what conclusion can be made here.

For example, Microsoft has a blog post regarding the software that says the software is obsolete on July 12th, which can be seen here:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sql-server-blog/snac-lifecycle-explained/ba-p/385381

However, I have been told that there is an exception to the rule that says it is supported "in SQL Server 2012 through 2019 until their respective end-of-support lifecycles", described at the bottom here:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/native-client/applications/support-policies-for-sql-server-native-client?view=sql-server-ver16

So I guess my ultimate question is: Will "SQL Server 2012 Native Client" still receive security updates post July 12th of this year?

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