Hundreds of CDC and HHS workers are urging Secretary RFK Jr. to stop spreading vaccine misinformation following the Aug. 8 CDC shooting.

On April 1, the HHS officials sent layoff notices to thousands of employees at the CDC and other federal health agencies, part of a sweeping overhaul designed to vastly shrink the agencies responsible for protecting and promoting Americans’ health.

ATLANTA — At least 600 workers at the Atlanta-based CDC are receiving permanent termination notices this week, according to a labor union. Health and Human Services hasn’t commented, but points to a statement from March that says down-sizing is meant to make health agencies more efficient and responsive.

Two stories in the news suggest that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a tense place to work at the moment: ・Layoffs: The Washington Post reports that between 500 and 600 CDC staffers received permanent layoff notices this week.

Some Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees are heading back to campus this morning for the first time since a gunman opened fire outside the agency’s Atlanta headquarters.

Officials are still investigating a shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, that killed a police officer on Aug. 8. The suspect, Patrick Joseph White, 30, may have been disgruntled over vaccine side effects before perpetrating the shooting, according to multiple reports.

The suspected gunman in the shooting of a police officer at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on Friday has been identified as Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the gunman as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, of Kennesaw, Georgia.

Public memorial service for fallen DeKalb County Officer David Rose will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 22 at First Baptist Church Atlanta in Dunwoody.

Georgia police officer killed in line of duty near CDC building in Atlanta. Gunman opens fire, motivated by COVID-19 vaccine criticism.

The employee wants people to hear what she experienced, hoping to spark conversations about preventing this in the future and stopping vaccine misinformation.