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According to data from the American Academy of Pediatrics, as of November 12, more than 1 million children in the United States have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and the recent surge in novel coronavirus cases in children.

More than one million children under the age of 18 have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the United States since the start of the pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Association of Children’s Hospitals said Monday.

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association stated on November 16 that since the outbreak of the new corona virus in the United States, more than 1 million children under the age of 18 have been diagnosed with the new corona virus. .

“As of November 12, a total of 1,039,464 children have tested positive for Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic. In the one-week period ending on November 12, there were 111,946 new cases in children, which is substantially larger than any week in the pandemic, “the groups said in a joint statement.

The two agencies said in a joint statement: “From the outbreak to November 12, a total of 10,394,464 children in the United States have tested positive for the new corona virus. In the week of November 6 to 12, they were reported 111,946 new cases in the United States. There are far more confirmed cases in children than in any week during the epidemic. “

“The increase tracks surges of the virus in American communities,” they added.

The two agencies added: “This growth is accompanied by an increase in confirmed cases in American communities.”

“As a pediatrician who has practiced medicine for more than three decades, I find this number staggering and tragic,” said Dr. Sally Goza, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, which represents pediatricians. “We haven’t seen a virus traverse our communities in this way since before we had measles and polio vaccines.”

Dr. Sally Gossa, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said, “As a pediatrician who has been in the industry for more than 30 years, this number amazes and saddens me. Since the measles and polio vaccines came out. , people haven’t seen a virus like this. The method spreads quickly between communities. “

pediatrician[ˌpiːdiə’trɪʃn]: N. Pediatrician

Because most children appear to have few or no symptoms, the case count in children is thought to be underreported.

Since most children have mild or asymptomatic symptoms after infection, the actual number of confirmed cases in children is much higher.

Goza called for “a new national strategy to control the pandemic,” which he said should include the implementation of “proven public health measures such as the use of masks and physical distancing.”

Gossa called for “implementing a new national strategy to control the epidemic”, which should include the implementation of “recognized public health measures, such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.”

“This pandemic is severely affecting children, families and communities, as well as doctors and other front-line medical teams. We must work now to restore trust in our public health and scientific agencies, create fiscal relief for families and pediatricians alike, and they support systems that support children and families, like our schools, mental health care and nutritional assistance. “

“The new corona epidemic has caused serious harm to children, families, communities, doctors and other front-line medical teams. We must act now to restore people’s trust in scientific and public health institutions, provide financial assistance to families and pediatricians; and Support systems that support children and families, such as schools, mental health services, and nutritional assistance. “

At the same time, about one in five children in the US had a “vaccine-hesitant” parent last year, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

At the same time, the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that last year, about a fifth of parents in the United States were hesitant to get vaccinated.

Parental concerns about vaccine safety have contributed to several major outbreaks of preventable diseases, including the 2019 measles outbreak in the US, the highest number of cases in 27 years. It was largely driven by parents in Washington state and New York who did not follow childhood immunization guidelines.

Parental concerns about vaccine safety have led to several major outbreaks of preventable diseases, including the 2019 measles outbreak in the United States, which is the highest number of measles cases in the United States in 27 years. This outbreak was mainly due to parents in Washington State and New York State not following childhood immunization guidelines.

Outbreaks in the U.S. of mumps and whooping cough, also known as whooping cough, have also occurred in recent years due to a lack of basic childhood vaccines, according to the CDC, which notes that very few children get vaccinated against flu every year. Only about 63% of children under the age of 18 get vaccinated against the flu, although the CDC says that everyone over 6 months of age should get a flu shot every year.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that due to a lack of basic childhood vaccines, the United States has also experienced outbreaks of mumps and whooping cough in recent years, noting that very few children get the flu vaccine every year. Although the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that everyone over the age of six months should get a flu shot every year, only about 63% of children under 18 have been vaccinated.

Public health officials are concerned that indecision about vaccines will reduce parents’ willingness to allow their children to be vaccinated against Covid-19 when a safe and effective vaccine becomes available.

Public health officials are concerned that after a new safe and effective corona vaccine becomes available, doubt about the vaccine will reduce the willingness of parents to vaccinate their children.

Studies have shown that children of all ages are likely to contribute to the spread of the coronavirus, and statistics released Monday indicate that children make up a large number of cases in the United States.

Studies have shown that children of all ages are likely to cause the spread of the new coronavirus. Statistics released Nov. 16 show that children account for a large proportion of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States.

【US Epidemic Statistics】

According to the latest statistics of the new corona pneumonia epidemic published by Johns Hopkins University in the United States, at 3:18 p.m. local time on November 17, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new corona pneumonia in the The United States reached 11,279,503 and 250,485 deaths. In the past 24 hours, there were 162,863 new confirmed cases and 755 new deaths in the United States.

Summarizing the data reported by the health departments of some states in the United States, since May, at least 6,330 children in the United States have been hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection, and 133 children have died from the infection. .

Source in English: CNN

Translation and editing: Yaning