Despite testing positive twice last year for the coronavirus, President Joe Biden has no long-term symptoms and has been declared �healthy, vigorous� and �fit� to handle his White House responsibilities, according to a routine medical checkup performed Thursday.

The findings were contained in a memo by Biden�s doctor, summarizing the exams conducted during a three-hour stay at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

The conclusions reached by Dr. Kevin O�Connor, the president�s personal physician since 2009, are likely to be highly scrutinized as the oldest president in history makes plans for an expected reelection campaign.

O�Connor concluded in a five-page memo that Biden �remains a healthy, vigorous 80-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency.� But the doctor did not speculate about where Biden�s health might be at age 86, when a second term might end.

The president had a lesion removed from his chest that is undergoing a traditional biopsy. But Thursday�s results largely matched the findings after the president�s last exam in November 2021, which said his coughing was due to acid reflux and his stiffened gait was the result of spinal arthritis, a previously broken foot and neuropathy in his feet.

The memo generally labeled Biden�s health as �stable� compared to his last exam, though it noted that his calves and hamstrings had possibly tightened.

Biden tested positive in July for COVID-19 and experienced �very mild symptoms,� according to the White House. He also had a rebound infection and ultimately tested negative on Aug. 6 of last year. The president continued to work even as he isolated himself in the White House.

�Well, everything really went well,� Biden told NBC News on Thursday about the exam ahead of the memo�s release.

Many people, including Democrats, have expressed reservations about Biden seeking a second term in 2024. Only 37% of Democrats say Biden should pursue reelection, down from 52% before last November�s elections, according to a recent poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Overall, 22% of U.S. adults said he ought to run again.

Follow-up interviews with people in the survey indicated that Biden�s age was a major concern. They took note of his coughing, a greater sense of fragility in his walking and moments when he misspoke.

Biden had a colonoscopy in 2021, in which a 3-millimeter �benign-appearing polyp� was identified and removed. He did not undergo a colonoscopy during Thursday�s checkup.

Asked in a recent PBS interview about his age and ability to be president, Biden responded with what has become his stock line: �Watch me. It�s all I can say.�

(AP)