WASHINGTON — Leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday told staff that the agency’s campus had reopened in the wake of the Friday attack by a gunman — and suggested more security measures would be put in place.

On the call with staff of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, reviewed by STAT, employees recounted emotional, harrowing experiences and asked about “misinformation” that may have influenced the shooter, as well about health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s response to the crisis. CDC leaders, for their part, offered first steps for their responses, including expanded mental health support and security reviews.

“We are going to do a full security assessment,” Dr. Susan Monarez, the agency’s newly confirmed director, told staf

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