The fight over vaccine access in the developing world

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<p>President Biden is asking U.S. intelligence to intensify its investigation into the pandemic&rsquo;s origins. <a href="https://apple.news/AM8JxmZqwTt-BZRKunAiLOA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has the story.</span></p> <p>Developing countries are losing out to wealthier nations when it comes to getting COVID-19 vaccines. The<a href="https://apple.news/AUJ2jz8FSTnSCFt7vi1OKRQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"> Wall Street Journal</a> looks at the debate over whether temporarily waiving drug patents could make shots more widely available. And<a href="https://apple.news/AiBXy-b1LShaQCwgMXwECiA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"> Vox</a> explains why the international vaccine initiative COVAX isn&rsquo;t getting the shots to the developing world faster.</p> <p>Federal student-loan payments were paused during the pandemic, but that is set to end in September. Borrowers tell<a href="https://apple.news/AR0GCT7Y2SX2Nipe-GbTIhg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"> BuzzFeed News</a> how they&rsquo;ve benefited from the forbearance, and what it will mean if they have to restart payments in the fall.</p> <p>A study says the presence of wolves may reduce incidents of cars hitting deer. The<a href="https://apple.news/ARO8OwscVQMu-HLKJtW5swg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"> Atlantic</a>&rsquo;s Ed Yong brings us the details of this surprising research.</p> <p>Floyd Shockley is a professional bug collector for the Smithsonian. The<a href="https://apple.news/AJMjwtomaQbKKom3QYyieKA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"> Washington Post</a> joins him as he searches for the perfect cicada specimens.</p>