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Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court on 24 June in response to the court?s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

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26 US states are likely to ban abortion to the fullest extent possible

After the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade, abortion bans in states such as Louisiana and Tennessee won't include exceptions for cases of rape or incest

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UK science minister George Freeman

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UK minister says EU is ‘weaponising science’ in Brexit deal row

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A Moderna covid-19 vaccine is prepared

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Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response

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Commuters at St Pancras International train station in London, England, in May

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Covid-19 news archive: May 2022

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 08: (L-R) Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison debate on live television ahead of the federal election, during the second leaders' debate of the 2022 federal election campaign at the Nine studio on May 8, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. The Australian federal election will be held on Saturday 21 May with Liberal leader Scott Morrison looking to secure a fourth term in power for the Coalition against Labor and opposition leader Anthony Albanese. (Photo by Alex Ellinghausen - Pool/Getty Images)

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Australian election 2022: What will the outcome mean for the climate?

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on May 03, 2022 in Washington, DC. In a leaked initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico and authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey should be overturned, which would end federal protection of abortion rights across the country. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Roe v Wade overturned: What that means for safe abortion in the US

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People queue for a PCR covid-19 test in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 30 November 2021

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Covid-19 news archive: April 2022

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We need to stop political spin from polluting public trust in science

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We need to stop political spin from polluting public trust in science

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A person at a covid-19 test centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK, on 21 December

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Covid-19 news archive: March 2022

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Covid-19 news archive: February 2022

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Covid-19 news archive: February 2022

This is an archive of the New Scientist daily covid-19 news update, February 2022. Updates from: January 2022, November/December 2021, September/ October 2021, July to September 2021, June/ July 2021, May 2021, March 2021, February 2021, January 2021, November/December 2020, March to November 2020.

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Covid-19 news archive: January 2022

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What really makes people happy – and can you learn to be happier?

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The happiness revolution: How to boost the well-being of society

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Covid-19 news archive: November to December 2021

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