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The FDA and the Fight Against Terrorism
Overview Minutes after two hijacked airliners crashed into the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept.11, 2001, the Federal Aviation Administration stopped all flights from U.S. airports. It marked the first time that air traffic came to a halt nationwide. Soon after, a third plane crashed into the Pentagon and a fourth plane thought to be headed for another target in Washington, D.C., crashed into a field in Somerset County, Pa. All told, more than 3,000 people died. Experts from the Food and Drug Administration immediately became involved. They ensured that blood could be collected quickly from people living near the disaster sites to help the injured survivors.
| Publisher | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | File Format | HTML |
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| Date Published | February 2005 | ||
| Format | White Papers | ||
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