On November 16, local time, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and Children's Hospital Association, since the outbreak of the new crown in the United States, more than 1 million children under the age of 18 have been diagnosed with the new crown virus. The two agencies stated in a joint statement that as of November 12, a total of 1039464 children had tested positive for the new crown. At the same time, in a week from November 6 to 12, newly diagnosed cases of new coronary pneumonia in children reached 111,946, which greatly exceeded the level of the previous week.

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"This growth is accompanied by a surge in viruses in American communities." said Sally Goza, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. "As a pediatrician who has been working in medicine for more than 30 years, I find this number shocking and sad. Since we were vaccinated against measles and polio, we have not seen a virus that spreads rapidly in the community like this."

Goza said in a statement that the epidemic has caused heavy harm to children, families, communities, and front-line medical teams. Efforts must now be made to restore confidence in public health and scientific institutions. She said: "We urgently need to adopt new strategies nationwide to control this epidemic, which should include the implementation of recognized public health measures, such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing."