| Vaccines for young teens, new pandemic prevention plans, and positive cases at a G7 meeting. Here's what you should know: Headlines The FDA is preparing to authorize Pfizer/BioNTech shots for 12- to 15-year-olds The FDA may authorize the Pfizer/BioNTech for use in adolescents ages 12 to 15 by early next week. They would do this by amending the existing emergency-use authorization. The CDC's vaccine advisory panel will then meet shortly after to review data and make its recommendations. While this will open up vaccination to millions more Americans, some are raising questions about vaccinating a group where there are fewer serious cases of Covid-19 while so much of the world doesn't yet have access to shots. The drugmaker also expects to apply for authorization for children ages 2 to 11 in September. New initiatives to ward off future pandemics take off The Covid-19 pandemic is still far from over, but efforts are underway to devise new strategies for preventing the next one. The Rockefeller Foundation is building a pandemic prevention institute that will look for global patterns within national repositories of genomic and social data thanks to a $1 billion investment toward Covid recovery. And next month Cambridge University's Trinity Challenge will dole out its first awards for projects that harness data to identify and address public health crises. Indian delegation isolates after two officials test positive at London G7 meeting The delegation from India has gone into self-isolation at a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in London after two officials tested positive for Covid-19. The meeting was meant to serve as a test run for the in-person G7 leaders' meeting scheduled for next month. All of the officials in attendance have been tested every day, and have stayed masked and socially distanced while gathering indoors. The Indian delegation is now isolating in a hotel and participating in meetings virtually. Daily Distraction There are countless apps out there meant to help people practice mindfulness and keep anxiety at bay. But have you ever tried mowing virtual lawns? Something to Read For a time, Vastaamo ran the largest network of mental health care providers in Finland. Then, a hacker got ahold of its records—which weren't encrypted or anonymized—and more than 30,000 people's secrets ended up on the internet. Sanity Check If you're trying to boost your productivity, a got-done list is just as important as a to-do list. Here are our tips for making one. One Question How has the pandemic changed the way people impulse shop? By some estimates, the pandemic has accelerated the world's pivot to online shopping by three to five years. Among other things, this means fewer people are mulling gum, magazine, and candy bar purchases while they wait to check out, and impulse buys have taken a hit. According to one market research firm, North American sales of gum fell 14 percent last year, and mints by 15 percent, compared with 2019. Now marketers have to work on new ways to keep the impulse buy alive, like offering complementary products just before checkout online.
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