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There have been a few articles shared here in the last couple days about the Amish and their "herd immunity" event in May 2020 (seems like someone has an agenda
by neRok 5y ago
There have been a few articles shared here in the last couple days about the Amish and their "herd immunity" event in May 2020 (seems like someone has an agenda). I think it is wishful thinking that they achieved it at that time (if they have at all). Tests done at the time and soon after were only returning positive results in the 60 and 70% ranges, which is less than required for herd immunity. Tellingly, they then seemed to fare no better when the biggest US wave hit: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8195242/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8195242/
> 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.
And this study doesn't even cover the current delta wave (stops Jan 2021).