More Died From Linked 9/11 Toxic Exposure Than During the 9/11 Attacks: Giuliani Joins Growing List of Sick

In this Dallas Express article, Rudy Giuliani’s reported effort to obtain federal 9/11-related health coverage is used to spotlight the long-running toll of toxic exposure at Ground Zero.

• Giuliani, now 81, is reportedly seeking enrollment in the World Trade Center Health Program after pneumonia and a diagnosis of restrictive airway disease.
• His representatives argue the illness may be tied to his time at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks, when toxic dust and smoke blanketed lower Manhattan.
• The article notes that more people have now reportedly died from 9/11-linked illnesses than died during the attacks themselves.
• The September 11 attacks killed roughly 3,000 people, while the article cites 4,343 deaths among survivors and first responders from related illnesses.
• An estimated 410,000 first responders, cleanup workers, and survivors were exposed to contaminated air containing pulverized concrete, glass, asbestos, jet fuel residue, and other toxins.
• Respiratory disease and cancer are identified as leading causes of death among first responders affected by post-9/11 exposure.
• The World Trade Center Health Program has tracked chronic sinus problems, asthma, GERD, PTSD, cancers, and other illnesses among those exposed.
• Medical professionals quoted in the report say Giuliani’s condition could plausibly be connected to his exposure at Ground Zero.
• Congress created the World Trade Center Health Program through the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act in 2010, and lawmakers later extended compensation funding through 2092.

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