by Higgenbotham » Mon Aug 11, 2025 11:11 am
CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression; union demands statement against misinformation
By SUSAN HAIGH
Updated 11:29 AM CDT, August 10, 2025
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, killing a police officer.
The 30-year-old suspect, who died during the incident, had also tried to get into the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta but was stopped by guards before driving to a pharmacy across the street and opening fire, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday.
The man, identified as Patrick Joseph White, was armed with five guns, including at least one long gun, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.
A union representing workers at the CDC said the incident was not random and “compounds months of mistreatment, neglect, and vilification that CDC staff have endured.” It demanded federal officials condemn vaccine misinformation, saying it was putting scientists at risk.
A neighbor of White told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that White “seemed like a good guy” but spoke with her multiple times about his distrust of COVID-19 vaccines in unrelated conversations.
“He was very unsettled, and he very deeply believed that vaccines hurt him and were hurting other people,” Nancy Hoalst, told the Atlanta newspaper. “He emphatically believed that.”
But Hoalst said she never believed White would be violent: “I had no idea he thought he would take it out on the CDC.”
https://apnews.com/article/cdc-suspect- ... 9f9f3568ba
Did the CDC acknowledge that Patrick Joseph White was suffering?
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Did the CDC acknowledge that Patrick Joseph White was suffering?
Information indicates that Patrick Joseph White, who was identified as the shooter in the CDC headquarters shooting, had been reported by his father as being suicidal and fixated on the idea that the COVID-19 vaccine made him depressed. A neighbor also described him as "unsettled" and that he "very deeply believed that vaccines hurt him and were hurting other people".
The CDC acknowledged that Mr. White was "very disturbed" and had sought mental health assistance in the weeks before the shooting, according to a recording of an all-hands call reviewed by The Times. However, officials stated that there were no prior threats made to the CDC that could have foreseen the attack.
Short answer: No, they did not.
Calling somebody "very disturbed" is the typical response that The 97th Percentile defaults to. It's called the Centers for Disease Control. If it wasn't the COVID shot that caused his disease, then the Centers for Disease Control ought to be able to tell us what did cause his disease. If they can't know what causes disease so that they can control disease, which obviously they can't, they should be shut down.
[quote]CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression; union demands statement against misinformation
By SUSAN HAIGH
Updated 11:29 AM CDT, August 10, 2025
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, killing a police officer.
The 30-year-old suspect, who died during the incident, had also tried to get into the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta but was stopped by guards before driving to a pharmacy across the street and opening fire, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday.
The man, identified as Patrick Joseph White, was armed with five guns, including at least one long gun, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.
A union representing workers at the CDC said the incident was not random and “compounds months of mistreatment, neglect, and vilification that CDC staff have endured.” It demanded federal officials condemn vaccine misinformation, saying it was putting scientists at risk.[/quote]
[quote]A neighbor of White told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that White “seemed like a good guy” but spoke with her multiple times about his distrust of COVID-19 vaccines in unrelated conversations.
“He was very unsettled, and he very deeply believed that vaccines hurt him and were hurting other people,” Nancy Hoalst, told the Atlanta newspaper. “He emphatically believed that.”
But Hoalst said she never believed White would be violent: “I had no idea he thought he would take it out on the CDC.”[/quote]
https://apnews.com/article/cdc-suspect-covid-vaccine-georgia-officer-dead-0c6018d2f7caf7a2702bc09f9f3568ba
Did the CDC acknowledge that Patrick Joseph White was suffering?
[quote]AI Mode
Did the CDC acknowledge that Patrick Joseph White was suffering?
Information indicates that Patrick Joseph White, who was identified as the shooter in the CDC headquarters shooting, had been reported by his father as being suicidal and fixated on the idea that the COVID-19 vaccine made him depressed. A neighbor also described him as "unsettled" and that he "very deeply believed that vaccines hurt him and were hurting other people".
The CDC acknowledged that Mr. White was "very disturbed" and had sought mental health assistance in the weeks before the shooting, according to a recording of an all-hands call reviewed by The Times. However, officials stated that there were no prior threats made to the CDC that could have foreseen the attack. [/quote]
Short answer: No, they did not.
Calling somebody "very disturbed" is the typical response that The 97th Percentile defaults to. It's called the Centers for Disease Control. If it wasn't the COVID shot that caused his disease, then the Centers for Disease Control ought to be able to tell us what did cause his disease. If they can't know what causes disease so that they can control disease, which obviously they can't, they should be shut down.