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An exhibit in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, home to the nation’s largest Amish community displayed 13 simple outfits from victims of sexual assault.

Experts say the low vaccination rates are a reflection of both the nature of the Amish and the general vaccine hesitancy found in many rural parts of the country.

From almost the beginning, searchers knew something was very wrong on Monday, June 22 of last year.

In Plain community newspapers, the obituaries for Amish and Old Order Mennonites rose during the pandemic, just as they did in other communities.

Providers are adjusting their communication strategies by working with church groups and buying ads in newspapers to encourage people to get vaccinated.

Despite deaths and high infection rates, the parts of Ohio where the Amish live have the state’s lowest vaccination rates. Most Amish aren’t getting vaccinated; the few who do aren’t open about it.