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It's counter intuitive, but due to their religious practices they are all frequently in contact with each other.
Covid reportedly "ripped through" the Amish communities early on because they never locked down and continued going to church.
Being rural didn't prevent them from getting exposed to Covid, it's just their traditions resulted in early development of natural immunity.
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It's counter intuitive, but due to their religious practices they are all frequently in contact with each other.
Covid reportedly "ripped through" the Amish communities early on because they never locked down and continued going to church.
Being rural didn't prevent them from getting exposed to Covid, it's just their traditions resulted in early development of natural immunity.