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Hundreds of CDC and other health workers call on RFK Jr. for ‘protection’

On Wednesday, over 750 US Department of Health and Human Services staffers urged Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to guarantee worker safety after this month's deadly shooting at CDC headquarters in Atlanta.
Investigators say the attacker fired nearly 500 rounds at CDC main campus, Atlanta, Georgia on August 8, killing DeKalb County Police officer David Rose before dying by suicide, blaming the COVID-19 vaccine.
The letter, signed by more than 600 CDC-affiliated employees including Anne Schuchat and about 430 anonymous signatories, demanded Secretary Kennedy stop misinformation and affirm CDC's scientific integrity.
On August 20, HHS told NPR that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is firmly supporting CDC employees and traveled to Atlanta to meet leaders and the slain officer's wife, despite some staff finding his response insufficient.
The staffers warned that Kennedy's rhetoric has broader consequences, noting the letter alleges he dismantles public health infrastructure while a Physicians Foundation survey found 86% of doctors report increased misinformation.

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CDC boosts security in new strategy

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US health workers implore RFK Jr to ‘stop spreading inaccurate’ information

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US: RFK Jr. risking 'nation's health' with misinformation

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Hundreds of federal health workers say RFK Jr has put Americans in danger

They also said his statements and actions had sowed mistrust in public institutions that contributed to the recent shooting at the CDC.

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HHS Employees Demand RFK Jr. Take Action, Ownership After CDC Shooting

The shooter was motivated by the same type of misinformation RFK Jr. has spread.

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After CDC Shooting, HHS Workers Call Out Kennedy's 'Dangerous' Rhetoric

(MedPage Today) -- Hundreds of former and current HHS workers signed an open letter calling for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop spreading misinformation and to guarantee their safety after a gunman opened fire at CDC headquarters in...

1 day ago·New York, United States

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