VIDEO by Full Measure with Sharyl Attkinsson [duration: 5:37] - Amish Covid & Amish put faith in God’s will and herd immunity over vaccine [AP, 2021]

Title of video:

Amish Covid

 

Published:

Full Measure with Sharyl Attkinsson, 11 October 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1DgWYdukZU

 

Duration of video:

5:37

From the video description:

When it comes to actions taken to address the Covid-19 threat, hindsight is still very much underway. For your consideration: a story and outcome you probably aren't hearing much about anywhere else. It takes place in the heart of Amish country.

 

Also see the following news article

 

Title:

Amish put faith in God's will and herd immunity over vaccine

 

Author:

John Seewer

 

Published:

AP, 28 June 2021

https://apnews.com/article/religion-amish-coronavirus-pandemic-health-463b17f8a855f932762e4fd23e06c156

 

From the article:

When health care leaders in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country began laying out a strategy to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, they knew it would be a tough sell with the Amish, who tend to be wary of preventive shots and government intervention.   

 

Closed but Not Protected: Excess Deaths Among the Amish and Mennonites During the COVID-19 Pandemic [Scholarly Article - Journal of Religion and Health, June 2021]

Title:

Closed but Not Protected: Excess Deaths Among the Amish and Mennonites During the COVID-19 Pandemic

 

Authors:

Rachel E Stein, Katie E Corcoran, Corey J Colyer, Annette M Mackay & Sara K Guthrie

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA 

 

Published:

Journal of Religion and Health, 11 June 2021

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10943-021-01307-5

 

Abstract:

“Excess deaths” is a means to estimate the lethality of COVID-19 (directly and indirectly). Assessing “excess death” in closed religious communities provides information on how COVID-19 impacted these communities. We use obituary information published in an Amish/Mennonite newspaper to examine excess death among the Amish/Mennonites in 2020. Our results indicate the Amish/Mennonite excess death rates are similar to the national trends in the USA. The excess death rate for Amish/Mennonites spiked with a 125% increase in November 2020. The impact of COVID-19 on this closed religious community highlights the need to consider religion to stop the spread of COVID-19.