A Georgia man who opened fire on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, shooting dozens of rounds into the sprawling complex and killing a police officer, had blamed the Covid-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal.

A man who killed a police officer when he opened fire on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on Friday, blamed the Covid-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal.

A Georgia man who fired dozens of rounds at the CDC headquarters, killing a police officer, had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for his depression, his father told authorities.