In Amish country, nurses go door to door to stop deadly spread of measles
Nurses in Pennsylvania are conducting door-to-door vaccinations to combat a severe measles outbreak affecting the Amish community. This strategy addresses the community's limited access to modern healthcare and low vaccination rates, which have contributed to the spread of the disease. The outbreak has resulted in four deaths, marking the deadliest US measles incident since 1992, and has heightened tensions between state and federal health officials.
- ▪Nurse Dale Weiser travels to rural Pennsylvania to vaccinate Amish residents in their homes due to their lack of health insurance and limited interaction with the medical system.
- ▪State health officials have administered nearly 4,300 MMR vaccines at pop-up clinics since the outbreak began in late April.
- ▪Four people have died from measles complications in the state, including two newborns, an 18-year-old, and a 40-year-old woman.
- ▪Experts estimate that only about a quarter of Amish people in the Lancaster area have received the MMR vaccine, largely due to convenience and access issues rather than religious opposition.
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In Amish country, nurses go door to door to stop deadly spread of measlesImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Pennsylvania is home to thousands of Amish, who avoid many aspects of modern lifeByMadeline HalpertPublished43 minutes agoFor the past few months, nurse Dale Weiser has been making unexpected home visits.As the state battles the deadliest measles outbreak in recent history, the clinical supervisor drives 30 miles (48.3km), sometimes daily, to a rural corner of Pennsylvania where many Amish people live.Walking into strangers' homes, Weiser says she tries her best to be respectful and non-intrusive as she vaccinates dozens of family members against the measles, sometimes around the kitchen table."A lot of people that I encounter, they don't have health insurance.
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