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03-04-2023, 09:08 AM
The illnesses are coming to light after repeated assurances by government officials and representatives from Norfolk Southern, the company that operated the train, that the air and drinking water in East Palestine is not hazardous to health.
The top symptoms reported by residents in the area are headaches, reported by 74% of people taking the survey; anxiety (61%); coughing (53%); fatigue (53%); pain, irritation or burning of the skin (50%); and stuffy nose/sinus congestion (50%), according to the Ohio Department of Health.
To residents, the official assurances that everything is fine sound hollow.
"They're all scientists. They're sitting up here telling us nothing's wrong. I want you to tell me why everybody in my community is getting sick," resident Jami Cozza told a panel of federal and state experts at a contentious town hall in East Palestine on March 2.
State and federal government officials have also suggested that the physical complaints some continue to experience are being driven by fear and anxiety, rather than some kind of chemical exposure.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/...erailment/
The top symptoms reported by residents in the area are headaches, reported by 74% of people taking the survey; anxiety (61%); coughing (53%); fatigue (53%); pain, irritation or burning of the skin (50%); and stuffy nose/sinus congestion (50%), according to the Ohio Department of Health.
To residents, the official assurances that everything is fine sound hollow.
"They're all scientists. They're sitting up here telling us nothing's wrong. I want you to tell me why everybody in my community is getting sick," resident Jami Cozza told a panel of federal and state experts at a contentious town hall in East Palestine on March 2.
State and federal government officials have also suggested that the physical complaints some continue to experience are being driven by fear and anxiety, rather than some kind of chemical exposure.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/...erailment/
