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Washington follows feds in halting use of J&J vaccine

by Nicholas K. Geranios
| April 15, 2021 12:09 AM

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington is immediately halting the use of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus, following the guidance of the federal government regarding the appearance of rare side effects in a handful of women across the country, the state Department of Health said Tuesday.

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