Amish buggies (IMAGE)

West Virginia University

Amish buggies

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New research from WVU sociologists suggests that the Amish population saw "excess deaths" in 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers theorize their distrust in preventative medicine and history of religious persecution played a role in the death spike.

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Ben Stein

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