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The fight over vaccine access in the developing world
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
May 27, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
President Biden is asking U.S. intelligence to intensify its investigation into the pandemic’s origins. NPR has the story.
Developing countries are losing out to wealthier nations when it comes to getting COVID-19 vaccines. The Wall Street Journal looks at the debate over whether temporarily waiving drug patents could make shots more widely available. And Vox explains why the international vaccine initiative COVAX isn’t getting the shots to the developing world faster.
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Developing countries are losing out to wealthier nations when it comes to getting COVID-19 vaccines. The Wall Street Journal looks at the debate over whether temporarily waiving drug patents could make shots more widely available. And Vox explains why the international vaccine initiative COVAX isn’t getting the shots to the developing world faster.
Federal student-loan payments were paused during the pandemic, but that is set to end in September. Borrowers tell BuzzFeed News how they’ve benefited from the forbearance, and what it will mean if they have to restart payments in the fall.
A study says the presence of wolves may reduce incidents of cars hitting deer. The Atlantic’s Ed Yong brings us the details of this surprising research.
Floyd Shockley is a professional bug collector for the Smithsonian. The Washington Post joins him as he searches for the perfect cicada specimens.
Released:
May 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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