What can we learn about COVID-19 from the vaccine hesitant Amish?
Looking objectively at outcomes in Ohio around COVID-19.
The district of Holmes County Ohio, has a high concentration of the Amish community and low vaccination rate (20%).
How did the Amish cope with the pandemic?
How the Amish avoided COVID Fallout (October 2021)
Source: Sharyl Attkisson (Charlie Kirk YouTube)
Vaccination, isolation, social distancing, and related safety tactics promote life preservation or longevity. But what value does such a life have if it comes at the cost of fellowship? People in these religious subcultures may be less concerned with living longer and more committed to living well, as God created them to do (Kraybill, 2001). Death is part of life. In this context, COVID-19 is simply one of the many trials and tribulations faced in this world.
Stein, Rachel E., et al. "Pathways to Immunity: Patterns of Excess Death Across the United States and Within Closed Religious Communities." Journal of Religion and Health (2023): 1-16.
What the numbers tell us about COVID-19 in Ohio after 3 years, 40,000-plus deaths and millions of vaccines
Below is the current data on COVID-19 deaths across the United States. The graph indicates that COVID-19 deaths are no longer occurring!
When the excess mortality data is reviewed below, this indicates that people are still dying, but not of COVID-19.
United States Excess Mortality by Age Group (2020 - 2023)
Excess mortality remains elevated, even when COVID-19 deaths have apparently fallen to the lowest levels.
Why are people still dying?
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Why are people still dying?
Does it begin with the letter “V” ?
I think that most of us know EXACTLY why people are dying......
I speculate that there never were many that died FROM covid. They died WITH covid.
Now that they don't feel the need to scare us, they only count FROM and don't mix in the WITH like they did before. This would drastically reduce the current covid death numbers.