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‘Not her body, not her choice:’ Indiana lawmakers on abortion ban
The state Senate approved a near-total abortion ban that had divided Republican legislators over how far it should go.
A Twitter ‘rando’ named a new coronavirus variant Centaurus and it stuck
“Centaurus,” an unofficial nickname for BA.2.75, has reignited a debate about how best to name coronavirus variants.
WHO warns covid ‘nowhere near over’ as variants spike in U.S., Europe
The World Health Organization says the latest offshoots of the omicron variant are driving up coronavirus infections around the world.
Nations eye vaccines for monkeypox, but WHO says mass immunization not urgent
Health authorities are urging careful assessment before expanding the use of smallpox vaccines to protect against monkeypox.
Experimental HIV vaccine, based on Moderna’s mRNA technology, now in clinical trial
The technology used in coronavirus vaccines paved the way for what is being called the “first human trial of a mRNA-based HIV vaccine.”
