In Pennsylvania, the Amish
community, along with other vaccine-hesitant Pennsylvanians, is being
targeted by public health officials with home visits to ensure they get
vaccinated.
It is well known that the Amish,
who reject many of the trappings of modern life, take a pragmatic and
faith-based approach to health and, while many might turn to modern
medicine when absolutely necessary, they prefer folk remedies, herbal
teas and natural treatments that are passed down through generations.
Yet public health officials have embarked on a door-to-door “boots on
the ground” campaign to push vaccines onto them.
“The Amish residents of Chester
County would be well within their rights to take a public health
official turning up on their doorsteps with loaded weapons (syringes) as
an existential safety threat,” Benjamin Bartee writes.
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