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CDC shooting tied to anti-vaccine beliefs leaves officer dead, sparks outrage over rhetoric

A gunman who blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him suicidal opened fire outside CDC headquarters in Atlanta on Aug. 8, killing DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose and striking multiple buildings. Identified as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, the shooter was stopped from entering the CDC before attacking a nearby pharmacy, prompting renewed debate over anti-vaccine rhetoric, political hostility toward federal workers, and CDC security.

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