Four days after a gunman snatched the centers of the main campus of disease control and prevention with bullets in Atlanta, CDC employee It is said that they are still looking for stable leadership and clear communication. The agency’s first All-Hands meeting since the attack lasted for about 12 minutes, started late and surrounded by technical problems, according to the staff trying to see.
In Tuesday’s all-hands, new CDC director Susan Monarez Shooting “an attack in our community … and in many ways has been described as a lot of missions we serve.” He warned that “misinformation can be dangerous … we need to rebuild confidence together,” rational, evidence-based discourse … with compassion and understanding. ,
CDC Safety Head Jeff Williams reported that the staff investigators see the incident as “a targeted attack on CDC related to Kovid -19”. He said the security of the agency stopped “an infiltration”, resulting in many more casualties that about 100 children at the Childcare Center got back with parents that night, and investigators recovered about 500 shell calendars. More than 180 rounds hit six buildings, causing widespread damage to take time to repair.
Monarez closed the meeting by honoring David Rose, police officer of Follen Decalab County and pointing to employees for a CDC Foundation Fund for his family.
In April, more than 200 employees were fired from the CDC injury prevention center. After Friday shootingMany CDC employees mentioned serious irony: The team alleged to study how guns were rejected to prevent violence.
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An employee who spoke with CBS News on the background, as they were not authorized to comment publicly, described Monarez’s comment as “heavy scripted”. Another employee said, “Monarez is new and does not know the agency, but he can be brought to the career leaders … to show that she is working hand in hand with experienced CDC leaders. It seems that most of the CDC community is actually trying to unite and support each other.” A union message mentioned the meeting, which went as “abusively insufficient” from 11:12 am to 11:24 am and invited the workers to the afternoon treatment session.
Andrew Nixon, a spokesman of the Department of Health and Human Services, told CBS News, “Dr. Monarez and CDC leadership focuses on supporting employees during an extraordinaryly difficult time, which were evident from their constant direct engagement.” “Friday was a painful event for the shooting agency, and is working to provide continuous updates along with resources for leadership treatment and recovery. There will be continuous opportunities for employees engagement and dialogue in the days ahead.”
Dr. Several employees praised different Saturdays and Tuesdays on Saturday and Tuesday for the National Center for vaccination and respiratory diseases of CDC led by Demetre Dasaklis, clearly described them as “valid” with the next stages and mental-health resources. An employee stated that Monarez joined Saturday’s call and was “more natural and less scripted”.
On Tuesday, Dasaklis told the staff, “We have experienced a terrible and deliberately targeted attack … we are surprised, we are unhappy, we are afraid,” and they urged the teams to use the space to speak clearly. He emphasized that the CDC would “take time and place before returning,” it is “complex and running” keeping in mind the investigation. ”
The meeting focused on mental health and resources to support painful employees. Dasaklis, Dr. Dr. of the National Center for school crisis and mourning at children’s hospital Los Angeles. David introduced Shonfeld, which ran through the common post-stake reactions.
“Most people try and hide their crisis,” he said, encouraging employees to seek support instead of suppressing their feelings. Trying to do so, he said, “There is no superpower.”
Duskallis Reported report Suspicious Covid-19 was angry about vaccines and influenced by the principles of conspiracy. “It’s not our fault,” he said. “Our job is love and what we experienced is hate.”
Several CDC centers are currently led by acting directors, several centers were re -handed over to Indian healthcare earlier this year.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior visited the CDC premises on Monday, three days after the attack, while most employees were instructed by the leadership due to security concerns and ongoing assessments after firing. On the same day when he visited CDC, Kennedy interviewed Scripps News in which he once again questioned the vaccine safety, strongly criticized some CDC employees who argued that anti-vaccine rhetoric, including Kennedy, helped creating conditions for the attack.
HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon told CBS News, “This is time to stand in solidarity with our public health workforce and we hope that the media will respect this moment instead of exploiting a tragedy and will increase the annoying experience already by the dedicated CDC employees.” White House spokesman Kush Desai said, “There is no place in any civil society of violence, and the White House has expressed our heartfelt condolences to the officer David Rose and the family of the entire CDC team.”
