CDC Shooting Sparks Urgent Calls for Safety and Misinformation Awareness
TL;DR
A gunman targeted CDC offices in Atlanta, firing over 40 bullets, possibly due to health concerns linked to COVID-19 vaccines, and was later killed by police; the attack follows ongoing vaccine misinformation and funding cuts to the CDC.
- CDC leaders call shooting targeted and deliberate as rattled staff say they felt like ‘sitting ducks’ CNN
- ‘I’m Actually Surprised It Didn’t Happen Sooner’ The Atlantic
- Former surgeon general: The CDC shooting must be a wakeup call statnews.com
- Distraught mom recalls chilling text about CDC HQ shooting from wife: ‘She was asked to stay quiet’ Hindustan Times
- Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams Links CDC Shooting to Misinformation and Public Health Worker Risks geneonline.com
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