The codes are intended for use by people in communities of color who are vaccine eligible but who might otherwise struggle to get an appointment.
But problems with the program emerged early last week, shortly after the codes became available. latimes.com/california/sto…
By Monday evening, the codes had spread so quickly through certain social networks that one woman in her 40s who lives near downtown Los Angeles told The Times that she had been sent three codes from different people over the last few days. latimes.com/california/sto…
The U.S. buried plutonium under a concrete dome in the Pacific after WWII. Now the concrete coffin is at risk of collapsing from rising seas and other effects of climate change. latimes.com/projects/marsh…
@susrust A Times investigation found that the American government withheld key pieces of information about the dome’s contents and its weapons testing program. latimes.com/projects/marsh…
@susrust For centuries, the people of the Marshall Islands told their history through song. But that tradition may disappear because musicians voices have been damaged by thyroid disorders - a type of illness that increased after residents were exposed to fallout. latimes.com/projects/marsh…
The Times found dozens of death investigations across the country were complicated or upended when transplantable body parts were taken before a coroner’s autopsy was performed. latimes.com/business/story… from @MelodyPetersen
Organ procurement companies’ lobbyists helped rewrite legislation act makes it much easier for body parts to be harvested quickly — even in cases in which coroners believe it interferes with their ability to determine the cause of death. latimes.com/business/la-fi…