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    Which Way, L.A.?

    USC Journalists and Swine Flu Victims

    Los Angeles County's Department of Health said today that an unexpected shortage has left it with 810,000 doses of swine flu vaccine compared to the 5.5 million people who fall within high-priority groups. Meantime, LA and Fresno are only two California counties making public the death certificates of swine flu victims.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Los Angeles County's Department of Health said today that an unexpected shortage has left it with 810,000 doses of swine flu vaccine compared to the 5.5 million people who fall within high-priority groups. Meantime, LA and Fresno are only two California counties making public the death certificates of swine flu victims. Many others are withholding them in apparent violation of state law. That story, which has been reported by KCET-TV and the Los Angeles City News Service, originated with "Neon Tommy," the online journalism project of USC's Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Callie Schweitzer

      undergraduate, USC

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      Jonathan Fielding

      UCLA

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Fort Hood Killings; Swine Flu; Political Reform for California
    1. 1:24Could the Fort Hood Shootings Have Been Prevented?
    2. 29:18USC Journalists and Swine Flu VictimsYou’re reading this
    3. 42:13Voters Pessimistic about Their State, Unhappy with Their Leaders
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