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Pennsylvania Amish Community May Have Achieved First Herd Immunity In U.S.

An Amish community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania may be the first population in the U.S to achieve herd immunity.

By Paula Gallagher2 min read
Pennsylvania Amish Community May Have Achieved First Herd Immunity In U.S.

Allen Hoover, an administrator of the Parochial Medical Center, which caters to the religious community, estimates that up to 90% of the Amish and Mennonite families in the region have had at least one family member sick with COVID-19.