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One year after shooting, CDC workers say they still feel like targets
The attack left about 180 CDC windows and walls hit, and trust in the agency fell to 47%, the article says.
- On August 8, 2026, the CDC marks one year since a shooting that killed DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose. The Emory community will hold vigils to remember Rose, who responded to the attack on the agency's Atlanta campus.
- Patrick Joseph White fired more than 500 rounds of ammunition from five guns at the CDC last year, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Investigators said White believed Covid-19 vaccines were harmful and blamed the agency for his depression.
- CDC staff continue reporting deep trauma one year later, even as internal emails indicate window and door repairs should finish by September. One former employee who worked at the agency for more than 15 years resigned, citing lasting effects from the shooting.
- The agency faces significant turnover, having lost around 25% of its staff over the past fiscal year. Dr. Erica Schwartz was confirmed by the Senate this week as the new director, taking office amid proposed 40% budget cuts for 2027.
- Public trust in CDC guidance has dropped sharply, with only 47% of the public reporting a great deal or fair amount of trust in vaccine information. Government rhetoric increasingly casts career scientists as adversaries rather than protectors, complicating the agency's recovery.
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·Washington, United States
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One year after shooting, CDC workers say they still feel like targets
A year after a shooting at the CDC, a half-dozen current and former staff who were on campus during the shooting or who dealt with its aftermath reveal that they continue to deal with deep trauma.
·Atlanta, United States
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