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Channel 2’s Brittany Kleinpeter obtained a CDC alert sent to employees, which said staff who work in buildings 16,18, 21, and 24 on the Roybal campus in Atlanta will continue to work remotely beginning Aug. 18 - 22, with the exception of critical workers like lab and animal care staff.
A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters,
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According to GBI, Patrick Joseph White fired 500 shots with nearly 200 hitting buildings at the CDC. Documents have been found referencing COVID-19 vaccine. Guns belonged to father and were secured, but White was able to take them.
Things President Donald Trump talked about publicly this week: Sylvester Stallone’s body, the $200 million ballroom he wants to build at the White House, receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that he is unaware of the gunman’s motives in the CDC shooting. He added that he is working to restore the agency to a “gold standard.”
Runners at the Atlanta’s Finest 5K race on Saturday raised money for the family of DeKalb County police Officer David Rose, who was killed in the line of duty last week.
The day after the shooting, Erin Elizabeth, creator of Health Nut News and a well-known anti-vaccine figure with 219,000 followers, posted on X that the tragedy stemmed from public frustration with CDC vaccine guidance,