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The United States President, Joe Biden is booked to finish off his routine medical checkup on February 16, 2023, ahead of his anticipated effort to be re-elected in 2024.
The White House has promised to make the reports by Biden’s doctor available, as it also did during his previous checkup in 2021.
Presently, as the Republican 2024 campaign has started in the strongholds of the nation, it will be closely monitored by party members as the 80 year old president was adjudged poorly at polls.
A Democrat has demonstrated for some time that he hopes to run again, potentially lining up a rematch of his 2020 battle with his predecessor Donald Trump, who has already declared his interest to contest the 2024 elections.
“That’s my intention, I think, but I haven’t made that decision firmly yet,” Trump said in an interview recently.
Biden’s last medical checkup took place on November 19, 2021, when he went through a a comprehensive health examination, including a colonoscopy under general anaesthesia.
He relinquished powers for one hour and 25 minutes to Vice President Kamala Harris, making her the first woman in US history to keep up the presidential primacy.
Biden’s doctor, Kevin O’Connor, at the time painted a picture of a healthy man fit to discharge presidential obligations effectively.
Nonetheless, he accomplished a point out relatively minor signs of old age, and noted Biden’s stiffer gait, attributing it to a mild nerve condition affecting the feet; as well as a frequent cough caused by gastroesophageal reflux.
It is common that Biden does not smoke, does not drink, plays sports, and has not had any major health concerns since undergoing brain surgery in 1988.
Recall that he tested positive for Covid-19 last July, but did not have a serious form of the disease.
The American president has shown uncommon stamina, making public appearances and travelling.
But his age remains a frequent angle of attack by the Republican opposition.
Some of the president’s opponents even claim that he is no longer in his right mind, citing some of his moments of confusion and his slurred speech. Biden has spoken often of overcoming a childhood stutter.
Nikki Haley, a 51-year-old Republican who has just entered the race for 2024, called Wednesday for mental fitness tests for any elected official over 75.
That would also apply to ex-president Trump, 76, whom she is challenging with her candidacy.
Haley, a former UN ambassador, hopes to capitalize on the American electorate’s desire for fresh blood in politics. Polls show many do not want a second Biden term any more than they want a repeat Trump presidency.
If he runs, Biden will have to face both the rigors of an election campaign and the demands of his office.
He wants Americans to judge him on his results, effectively saying age is just a number.
