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Vaccine Misinformation Blamed for Fatal CDC Shooting
The shooting was driven by false beliefs about COVID-19 vaccines, highlighting rising vaccine misinformation that public health officials warn threatens safety and scientific integrity.
- At the CDC’s Atlanta campus, Patrick Joseph White opened fire on August 8th, expending nearly 200 shots and killing a police officer before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Amid years of anti-vaccine misinformation, law enforcement officials said White believed the COVID-19 vaccine caused him severe depression and suicidal thoughts, and they recovered documents expressing anti-vaccine views from his home.
- During the session, CDC employees recounted harrowing experiences during the shooting and questioned the role of misinformation, feeling like ‘sitting ducks’ as bullets whizzed overhead.
- Amid the aftermath, CDC director warned that vaccine misinformation is one of the biggest public health threats and urged staff to report new threats.
- There are growing concerns that conspiracy theories metastasize into violence against public health institutions, challenging the accountability of those spreading anti-science extremism.
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