In Two Pennsylvania Counties, Measles Is Hitting Low-Vaccination Amish Communities Hardest
Pennsylvania's measles outbreak has grown, and officials are urging residents to get fully vaccinated against the disease. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported at least 1,338 confirmed cases across 44 counties this year, with more than 250 people hospitalized and five dead.
In Lancaster and Mifflin counties—two of the counties with the highest case counts—local Amish communities, which have low vaccination rates, are being hit hardest.
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Take
The useful move is to pair the general vaccination push with attention to Lancaster and Mifflin counties, where low vaccination rates and the highest case counts overlap.
Pushback
Fair, but 44 counties have reported cases; a local spotlight shouldn't become a blind spot for the rest of the state.