Today, the Biden administration deployed HHSGov and CDCgov personnel to East Palestine, Ohio. The administration said the new teams are being sent in direct response to GovMikeDeWine's request for aid.
The Biden administration announced Friday that the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will deploy a team of medical personnel and toxicologists to East Palestine, Ohio,"to conduct public health testing and assessments" following the Feb. 3 rail derailment.
"It is our understanding that Governor DeWine's Administration has been in communication with your agency about the need for federal support to assist with the cleanup of the Norfolk Southern train derailment and subsequent chemical fire that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3," the letter reads.
The administration said the new HHS and CDC teams are being deployed in direct response to DeWine's request for aid. The EPA, which was deployed to the scene"hours" after the derailment, has not detected"any levels of health concern" after the fires were extinguished on Feb. 8, officials say.
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