Vaccination patterns of the northeast Ohio Amish revisited

Scott, Ethan M.; Stein, Rachel E.; Brown, Miraides; Hershberger, Jennifer; Scott, Elizabeth; Wenger, Olivia

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.01.022

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“…Few studies have examined the relationship between religion and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy [36] , [44] . Olagoke et al [36] found that a religiosity scale was negatively associated with intent to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.…”

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Christian nationalism and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake

Corcoran

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DiGregorio

2021

Vaccine

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Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake is vital for informing public health interventions. Prior U.S. research has found that religious conservatism is positively associated with anti-vaccine attitudes. One of the strongest predictors of anti-vaccine attitudes in the U.S. is Christian nationalism—a U.S. cultural ideology that wants civic life to be permeated by their particular form of nationalist Christianity. However, there are no studies examining the relationship between Christian nationalism and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake. Using a new nationally representative sample of U.S. adults, we find that Christian nationalism is one of the strongest predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and is negatively associated with having received or planning to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Since Christian nationalists make up approximately 20 percent of the population, these findings could have important implications for achieving herd immunity.

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confidence: 99%

Christian nationalism and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake

Corcoran

Scheitle

DiGregorio

2021

Vaccine

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“…The large number of excess deaths among the Amish and Mennonite community is concerning, as it indicates not only the presence, but the impact of COVID-19 on this community. While the larger US society focuses on vaccine roll-out as a way to stop the spread of COVID-19, CRCs such as the Amish are not likely to get vaccinated (Scott et al, 2021 ). Amish and conservative Mennonite groups are generally opposed to preventive health care (Hurst & McConnell, 2010 ).…”

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

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“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.

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“…The focus on immediate health care concerns versus long-term preventative measures aligns with much of the literature on the topic (Anderson & Potts, 2020). This illustrates the concerns and reluctance that many Amish communities share about health care, which are more pronounced with COVID-19 vaccinations (Scott et al, 2021). The overwhelming majority of respondents pointed to the lack of concrete information on the pandemic from the outside world as the key element affecting their thoughts on it.…”

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Pandemic Among the Amish: A Look at the Effects of COVID-19 on Amish Communities in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the First Four Months

Harasta

2021

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March 2020 will be remembered as one of the most unusual months in living memory. When COVID-19 spread across the country, its reach and impact affected every region and every person in some way. The "new normal" forced much of the world to face a new reality of stay-at-home orders, food shortages, and rising death rates. Initially, the pandemic hit congested urban centers hardest, but the effects of the coronavirus were also felt among the rural Amish communities of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This study offers a preliminary look at how the pandemic affected these communities, focusing on the following themes: sources of news and information; effects of government mandates; and impact of the virus on the day-to-day lives of the Amish during the first four months of the pandemic, from late March 2020 through late July 2020. Findings suggest that the Amish experienced a mix of fear and hope, skepticism and optimism, but also a resolve in their faith, which they felt assured would carry them through the uncertainties of the coming months.

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Vaccination patterns of the northeast Ohio Amish revisited

Cited by 35 publications

References 31 publications

Christian nationalism and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake

Christian nationalism and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake

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

Pandemic Among the Amish: A Look at the Effects of COVID-19 on Amish Communities in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the First Four Months

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