CDC director tells staff 'misinformation can be dangerous' in agency meeting

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, Susan Monarez, warned staffers about the dangers of misinformation during an agencywide meeting, the first since last week’s shooting at the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta, which left one police officer dead, according to a transcript of her remarks obtained by NBC News. Monarez conducted Tuesday’s staff meeting virtually, joined by Jim O’Neill, the deputy secretary of health and human services, and Jeff Williams, director of the CDC’s Office of Safety, Security and Asset Management, in an effort to reassure the people who work at the Atlanta c