"Clinton’s campaign at first said nothing about her departure Sunday. Aides then said she had felt overheated at the outdoor ceremony and quickly recovered at her daughter’s Manhattan apartment. The campaign hours later released a statement from Clinton’s doctor saying they had known since Friday she has pneumonia.
“Secretary Clinton has been experiencing a cough related to allergies, “ Dr. Lisa R. Bardack said in the statement. “On Friday, during follow up evaluation of her prolonged cough, she was diagnosed with pneumonia. She was put on antibiotics, and advised to rest and modify her schedule.”
The doctor also addressed Sunday’s episode, saying she had examined the 68-year-old former Secretary of State at the Clinton home in suburban New York.
“While at this morning’s event, she became overheated and dehydrated. I have just examined her and she is now rehydrated and recovering nicely.”
Since the Friday diagnosis, Clinton kept a schedule of events, including a Friday evening fundraiser at which she described half of rival Donald Trump’s supporters as “deplorable” and Sunday’s memorial on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. A senior aide said late Sunday the campaign was discussing whether to go ahead with a planned trip to California Wednesday.
With pneumonia diagnosis, questions about Clinton’s health move from the fringe
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