The Latest: Washington state resumes J&J inoculations

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Jay Inslee said Saturday that inoculations with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine can begin in Washington state following a review by scientific experts in a western states work group.

The Seattle Times reports that the Western States Scientific Safety Review work group — vaccine experts from Washington, California, Oregon and Nevada — met Friday to review data about the vaccine’s potential risks, after more than a dozen women nationwide developed rare blood clots.

“The benefits of the J&J vaccine outweigh the risks associated with it,” Inslee said in a statement. The federal Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday called for the 11-day pause on the J&J vaccine to be lifted after federal regulators reviewed data on blood clots and assess risks associated with the vaccine.

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THE VIRUS OUTBREAK:

— Several U.S. states resuming J&J vaccines with warning after pause

— India reports record 346,786 coronavirus cases amid world’s worst surge

— New York City offers walk-up vaccinations for all ages

— Navajo students describe pandemic struggles to first lady Jill Biden

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HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:

LOS ANGELES — A panel of public health experts from California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington was meeting to discuss potentially lifting the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, a spokesman for the California Department of Public...