Statements
August 11. 2025
Standing With Our CDC Colleagues
CIC Statement on Shootings at CDC Buildings on August 8, 2025
The California Immunization Coalition stands in solidarity with our public health colleagues and particularly, the staff members at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta following the horrific events that took place on Friday, August 8th. at the CDC Roybal Campus. News story from PBS News here.
A man who was reported to be experiencing mental illness and may have believed that the COVID vaccine had caused his illnesses, fired at least 180 shots at the CDC buildings along Clifton Road last Friday afternoon.
DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose was among the first to arrive on the scene and was killed by the assailant. We extend our deepest sympathies to Officer Rose’s family and the entire Atlanta area law enforcement community. (Rose Family GoFundMe here.)
We are devastated for his family and the CDC community, along with nearby Emory University and the surrounding neighborhood. As public health advocates we are united in supporting them and call for the Department of HHS to take steps to ensure the safety of public health professionals and address the dangerous misinformation and unsubstantiated inferences that are leading to threats and violence.
The motto of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “24 hours a day, 7 days a week, working to protect you and the entire community.” These public health heroes work every day to protect the United States and beyond from diseases and health threats and they deserve respect and protection as well.
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July – 2025
The U.S. government is failing on vaccine policy. The Vaccine Integrity Project is here to help – STAT News – July 3, 2025
Learn more about the Vaccine Integrity Project – at the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) – here.
June – 2025
There is a lot to share and discuss in the days ahead. CIC Board, Staff and committee members are working to provide credible resources to our public health community and offer information and data to be able to stay current on news and information. Our latest statements and those of our colleagues are linked below. Please share your resources or statements with us directly by email or to info@immunizeca.org and through our social media sites. Thank you!
California Immunization Coalition Statement on Secretary of HHS Firing of ACIP Members – June 9, 2025 – CIC Response to HHS Secretary Removal of ACIP Members-Final
CIC_Media Release – ACIP Firings – June 2025
Statements from Professional Organizations – Dismissal of ACIP Members – ACIP Statements 061125 (1) June 11, 2025
California Governor Newsom Statement – June 12, 2025 – California, Oregon & Washington condemn dismissal of CDC vaccine panel, call on other states to join them.11