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DRIVER: 65% of children entering primary schools today will ultimately work in new job types and functions that currently don't exist. And, the pressure to perform and be tech savvy will only increase inexorably. Discover how your children's early lives will change and how you can help them live fruitful and happy lives into adulthood.

[New] In the Americas, U.S. regulators authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12 and said they could begin receiving shots as soon as Thursday, widening the inoculation program as vaccination rates have slowed significantly. / CBC
[New] Universal Preschool - The American Families Plan would spend an astounding $200 billion on free universal preschool for all 3-year-old and 4-year-old children, based on the premise that children benefit academically from preschool. / The Heritage Foundation
[New] While parents may feel relieved their children can get vaccinated, some health experts have questioned whether doses should be held for kids, who are seen as less at risk for severe disease, while more at-risk people around the world remain unprotected. / CNBC
[New] The U.S. could begin vaccinating older kids against Covid-19 by the fall while elementary - age children may start getting their shots by early 2022. / CNBC
[New] Danish study of more than 66,000 girls finds low body mass index in girls as young as 7 years may be a risk factor for developing anorexia nervosa as adults, while high childhood BMI may be a risk factor for bulimia nervosa. / Scimex
[New] The Global Partnership for Education is seeking up to $5 billion as a rolling target over five years to give 175 million children the opportunity to learn. / UK Government
[New] The American Rescue Plan's assistance to help people pay rent and utilities, buy food, and pay for child care and other basic needs will have less impact if many eligible people do not know that it is available or how to get it. / Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
[New] The American Families Plan invests in the human capital needed to power sustained economic recovery, improve competitiveness with current U.S. rivals (especially China), and ensure the potential of individual Americans is fully realized, from childhood on. / Barrons
[New] The American public's willingness to get a Covid vaccine is reaching a saturation point among adults, and many parents do not plan to vaccinate their children, a new national survey suggests. / The New York Times
[New] Vaccinations could soon open up for children 12 to 15 years old, a development that could be key to protecting the United States against Covid-19 as overall vaccination rates slow. / Kaiser Health News
[New] Rutgers will enroll up to 100 children ages 5 to 12 and 50 children each from the age groups 2 to 5 years and 6 months to 2 years out of 4,644 children to be enrolled worldwide. / News
[New] Fully resourcing midwife-delivered care by 2035 could avert 67% of maternal deaths, 64% of newborn deaths and 65% of stillbirths. / who
[New] Education for restoration will turn today's children into ecosystem ambassadors, provide skills for sustainable jobs and ensure that the UN Decade's achievements far outlive its timeframe. / UN Decade on Restoration
[New] Gas heaters used in most NSW schools are exposing children to a higher risk of asthma and dangerous indoor air pollution. / NewsComAu
[New] The use of gas in homes is exposing Australian children to a higher risk of asthma, as well as driving climate change. / NewsComAu
[New] The United States is expected to authorise the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children age 12 and up by early next week. / The Telegraph
[New] The American Families Plan puts forward proposals that would make American families - specifically, American mothers - more powerful, more flexible and better able to provide for their households. / The Guardian
[New] Getting schools and child care going will help to ease the drag on the U.S. economy, making it easier for parents to return to their jobs and restaurants to find lunch-time customers. / Medical Express
[New] Insofar, as the labour problem is concerned, increasing the cohort of young people takes decades, as babies born now will reach working age in about 18 to 24 years. / The Financial Express
The American Families Plan, the second part of Biden's expansive infrastructure agenda, includes sweeping programs aimed at boosting access to child care, higher education and paid family leave. / Kaiser Health News
The American Families Plan, which would come in around $1.8 trillion, is expected to include investments in child care, paid family leave and education, paid for by a combination of tax increases on high-income earners. / USA Today
By 2035, for the first time in U.S. history, adults 65 years and older are projected to outnumber children under 18 years of age. / siteassets

Last updated: 13 May 2021

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