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‘It’s clear they are under-vaccinated’: Amish under spotlight amid Pennsylvania measles outbreak
November 2, 2026
The Guardian reports that making hay was more than a figure of speech last week at the New Holland auction house in Pennsylvania last week, where a ton of top quality hay bales were going for upwards of $400, up about 20% from last year. The Guardian reports that in the most recent count, 1,398 cases had been detected, according to the Pennsylvania department of health. Since 1 August, 150,000 doses of MMR vaccine had been administered, with more than 50,000 given in October alone, The Guardian reports.
The Guardian reports that making hay was more than a figure of speech last week at the New Holland auction house in Pennsylvania last week, where a ton of top quality hay bales were going for upwards of $400, up about 20% from last year. The Guardian reports that in the most recent count, 1,398 cases had been detected, according to the Pennsylvania department of health. Since 1 August, 150,000 doses of MMR vaccine had been administered, with more than 50,000 given in October alone, The Guardian reports.
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The Guardian reports that the outbreak, and the politics surrounding it under Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, has focused on Lancaster county, placing the Amish under a spotlight. The Guardian reports that the attention the Amish have received while experiencing the worst outbreak in the nation has not always been welcome. The Guardian reports that but the state, under Josh Shapiro, the Democratic governor, has mounted an intensive outreach of pop-up clinics and mailings to encourage the community to get protection.
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- The Guardian — ‘It’s clear they are under-vaccinated’: Amish under spotlight amid Pennsylvania measles outbreak
- AP News — Lancaster County's Amish population faces worst measles outbreak in 35 years | AP News
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