Closed but Not Protected: Excess Deaths Among the Amish and Mennonites During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Relig Health
; 60(5): 3230-3244, 2021 Oct.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1265542
ABSTRACT
"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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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Relig Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S10943-021-01307-5
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