Stephanie Stevens, a spokesperson for Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, which oversees the program, said clinics later began calling members who fell into the CDC’s high-risk category for complications from COVID-19. At the beginning of the pandemic, only those who saw or contacted health care providers affiliated with the WTC Health Program were counted, officials said. It is challenging to get a precise tally of infections and deaths. In the past six months, at least 1,300 people who worked or lived at or near Ground Zero and other 9/11 sites have contracted COVID-19. In April, THE CITY reported that the World Trade Center Health Program - administered by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and funded through the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act - had not been monitoring the outbreak’s impact on its 79,000 enrolled first responders and more than 26,000 survivors. Officially, 42 have died of COVID-19, according to the World Trade Center Health Program.īut advocates, lawyers - and WTC Health Program officials - say the actual toll is likely much greater. He’s far from the only 9/11 first responder or survivor taken by the pandemic. He died on April 8 at the age of 59, leaving behind his wife and three adult sons: Steven, Richie and Jason. While Field, who lived in Valley Stream on Long Island, fought his illnesses after serving at Ground Zero, 19 years later COVID-19 got the best of him.
Members and sponsors make THE CITY possible. “They were told everything was fine down there,” she told THE CITY.Ī week after the attack, then-federal Environmental Protection Agency boss Christine Todd Whitman said that the “air is safe to breathe.” A 2003 report from the Office of Inspector General found the EPA did not have enough information to make that assertion. He later suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and pulmonary issues - conditions that his wife, Stacey Field, attributed to his work digging through the rubble as the rescue operation quickly turned to a long-term recovery effort. The FDNY emergency medical technician wound up working at Ground Zero for nine months. 11, 2001, shortly after the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers. Michael Field arrived at the World Trade Center on Sept. You can participate: If you know someone who died or may have died due to the coronavirus, share their story here or leave us a voicemail at 64. GeeWhiz began in 1989 offering innovative, customer-oriented, effective online insurance courses for agents and producers alike.This story is part of “ MISSING THEM ,” THE CITY’s ongoing collaborative project to remember every New Yorker killed by COVID-19. And rest assured, you're in the hands of one of the best online instruction companies in the industry. START YOUR ONLINE REAL ESTATE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES TODAY! Customer support is available 24/7, and our knowledgeable customer service representatives are available from 8:00 am until 4:45 pm.Ĭall our toll-free number to speak with someone for assistance. GeeWhiz's online Real Estate Education courses are based on convenience. By doing so, you not only learn more, you remember it longer.
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