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President Joe Biden struggled to shake a persistent cough as he delivered his much-anticipated speech in favor of Gov. Gavin Newsom on the eve of the California recall election. Throughout his 14-minute speech, the president touched on a number of topics dear to progressives, from abortion to climate change, while closely linking Newsom opponent Larry Elder with former President Trump. While the president said nothing novel, his words were frequently interrupted by a lingering cough. The cough was especially glaring when he touted vaccine mandates: In Mississippi (*cough*), children are required to be vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, hepatitis...

Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having COVID-19 may offer some protection against future infections. Researchers found that people who made antibodies to the coronavirus were much less likely to test positive again for up to six months and maybe longer. The results bode well for vaccines, which provoke the immune system to make antibodies — substances that attach to a virus and help it be eliminated. Researchers found that people with antibodies from natural infections were “at much lower risk … on the order of the same kind of protection you’d get from an effective vaccine,” of getting...