Remember when the Biden administration officials claimed everything was okay after the train derailment in East Palestine, OH, spilled dangerous chemicals?
Residents didn’t fall for the hot air. They told anyone who would listen about their symptoms after the spill.
Now the CDC admits that 7 of the 15 investigators also fell ill:
Investigators who experienced symptoms were part of a group conducting surveys house to house in a neighborhood near the derailment.“Symptoms resolved for most team members later the same afternoon, and everyone resumed work on survey data collection within 24 hours,” a CDC rep said in a statement to CNN.All team members resumed data collection within 24 hours, and “impacted team members have not reported ongoing health effects,” the CDC added.An official familiar with the workers’ illnesses told CNN that while it’s unclear what caused their symptoms, members of the team found it suspicious they became ill at the same time with the same symptoms.
In February, healthcare workers told WKBN the ailments they see in people, including chemical bronchitis:
Some even complain they start feeling better when they leave their homes for a while, only to feel worse once they return.“This could be a lot of things, but if you’re leaving your house and [symptoms] improve, and you go back and it comes back, I’m not thinking that’s allergies or not thinking it’s a cold,” said Deb Weese with QUICKmed. “I think it’s related to that stuff you’re inhaling there.”Weese says the burning sensation when breathing could be what she calls a form of chemical bronchitis. She urges anyone suffering similar symptoms to seek treatment.“Let’s face it: If it comes down to it, it might be something in the future that comes about from all these chemicals they’re breathing in that we don’t know about, so it’s important that they document all of their symptoms,” Weese said.
East Palestine residents have asked independent researchers to help them find answers about how the chemicals affect them. A survey starting February 21 and as of March 21, over 400 residents had symptoms:
The top 5 symptoms residents report have remained the same throughout the survey period:
- Headache – 76%
- Anxiety – 62%
- Coughing – 54%
- Fatigue/tiredness – 52%
- Irritation, pain, or burning of skin – 50%
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