Vice President Kamala Harris He is in “excellent health” and has the “physical and mental resilience” needed to be president, said his doctor in a letter released on Saturday that summarizes its history and status.
Dr. Joshua Simmons, a US Army colonel and physician to the vice president, wrote that Harris, 59, maintains a healthy and active lifestyle and that his last physical last April was “unremarkable.”
“He has the physical and mental stamina necessary to successfully carry out the duties of the Presidency, including Chief Executive, Chief of Staff and Commander-in-Chief,” he wrote in a two-page letter.
Harris’ campaign hopes to use the moment to draw a contrast with the Republican Donald Trumpwho has released only limited information about his health over the years and raised questions about his fitness to serve, according to a campaign aide who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive issues.
Trump has released little health information, including after he was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt in July.
Steven Cheung, a spokesman for the Trump campaign, said Saturday that Trump had voluntarily released updates from his personal doctor, as well as detailed reports from Texas Republican Ronny Jackson, who was Trump’s White House physician. Jackson treated Trump after the attack.
“Everyone has concluded that he is in perfect and excellent health to be commander-in-chief,” Cheung said in a statement. The campaign press office provided links to some of Trump’s past medical reports. These included: https://tinyurl.com/yckc495b and https://tinyurl.com/4z27pk2f
Simmons, who said he has been Harris’ primary care physician for the past 3 1/2 years, said the vice president has a history of allergies and urticaria, also known as hives, and has been on allergen immunotherapy for the past three. the years
Simmons said Harris’ recent blood work and other test results were “unremarkable.”
According to an exam summary six months ago, Harris’ vital signs showed a blood pressure of 128 over 74, a heart rate of 78 beats per minute, a respiratory rate of 16 breaths on 100% pulse oximetry room air. minutes and a temperature of 98.7 degrees. Pulse oximetry measures the amount of oxygen in a person’s blood.
Simmons reported that Harris’ head, eyes, ears, nose and pharynx are normal.
Also in the report: Harris uses contact lenses for mild myopia; his family history includes his mother’s colon cancer; preventive recommendations are up-to-date, including colonoscopies and annual mammograms.
Harris’ mother, Shyamala Gopalan, aged 70, died of colon cancer in February 2009.
The vice president “maintains a healthy and active lifestyle, despite his busy schedule,” including “vigorous aerobic exercise and core strength training every day,” Simmons reported. He eats a healthy diet, does not use tobacco products and drinks alcohol “occasionally and only in moderation,” she wrote.
When Harris’ office released the medical report, his campaign highlighted recent media reports that raised questions about Trump’s health and mental acuity and withheld information about his health and medical history.
Trump, 78, eagerly asked the president Joe Biden’s health when the 81-year-old president was about to be re-elected. Since Biden was replaced on the ticket by Harris, Trump’s health has attracted more attention.
Last November, Trump celebrated Biden’s birthday releasing a letter his doctor reported that the former president was in “excellent” physical and mental health.
the letter It was posted on Trump’s social media platform he had no details to support his claims: measurements like weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, or any test results.
