20 years on, 9/11 responders are still sick and dying
- Written by: Erin Smith, Associate Professor in Disaster and Emergency Response, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University
Shawn Baldwin/AP/AAP ImageEmergency workers and clean-up crew are among 9/11 responders still suffering significant health issues 20 years after the terrorist attacks.
More than 91,000 workers and volunteerswere exposed to a range of hazards during the rescue, recovery and clean-up operations.
By March 2021, some 80,785 of these responders had...
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