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The shooting in Atlanta, which killed a police officer, followed the spread of false information around Covid vaccines and animosity directed at the agency, public health workers say.

By Rick RojasSean KeenanApoorva Mandavilli and Glenn Thrush

Rick Rojas reported from Atlanta, Sean Keenan from Kennesaw, Ga., Apoorva Mandavilli from New York and Glenn Thrush from Washington.

The shimmering low-rise metal and glass towers at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta were pocked with dozens of bullet holes. Cracks streaked windows. Shell casings littered a sidewalk across the street.