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The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was already a symbol of President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda long before a gunman opened fire at four buildings on the agency’s campus.

But the attack on Friday, which left a police officer dead after he tried to stop the gunman, turned the CDC into something more: a tragic flashpoint in a broader political conversation about public health and misinformation.

The CDC has long helped make Atlanta a hub of public health and research, drawing top-notch experts whose work is central to both the city’s economy and identity. It’s no wonder “Save the CDC” signs became commonplace across the region when Trump first announced cuts to the agency earlier this year.

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