More than 750 current and former federal health workers on Wednesday accused HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of contributing to harassment and violence against government employees they said manifested itself in the Aug. 8 attack on CDC's Atlanta headquarters.

Why it matters: The workers, in a letter to Kennedy and members of Congress, called on Kennedy to publicly disavow and stop spreading inaccurate and misleading claims about vaccines, disease transmission and public health institutions. • They're also asking him to affirm CDC's non-partisan and scientific integrity.

HHS should improve emergency procedures and alerts, and take "vigorous action" to remove material online that targets federal workers, including "DEI watchlists," the letter states. • The letter asks for a respon

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