Pathways to Immunity: Patterns of Excess Death Across the United States and Within Closed Religious Communities.
J Relig Health
; 62(4): 2820-2835, 2023 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-37261578
ABSTRACT
Public health officials promoted COVID-19 vaccines to limit burdens placed on the U.S. healthcare system and end the pandemic. People in some closed religious communities refused to vaccinate and likely acquired temporary immunity through infection. This paper compares the death rates in Amish, Old Order Mennonites, and conservative Mennonite groups to a rate estimated for the U.S. population. Approximately two-thirds of the U.S. population was immunized against COVID-19, while few in the Amish/Mennonite community were. We find divergent patterns. Once vaccines became available, excess deaths declined in the general population and remained elevated among Amish and Mennonites. Vaccination campaigns must consider and value the cultural beliefs of closed religious communities to be effective.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
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4_TD
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6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Problema de salud:
1_doencas_nao_transmissiveis
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2_muertes_prematuras_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
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4_covid_19
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4_pneumonia
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6_other_respiratory_diseases
Asunto principal:
Vacunas contra la COVID-19
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COVID-19
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Relig Health
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos