There isn’t an ideological push among Mennonites against vaccines. In fact, people have rushed to vaccinate their kids now.
Rather, the community hasn’t had regular access to health care—and in this area of West Texas, it’s a common story. Medical care can be an hour’s drive or more away.
I've worked with Mennonite communities in Ohio and had the same experience (that they are not against vaccinations). However some of the ones I worked with did ask about the financial costs and asked about the cost/benefit of individual vaccines.
Vaccines are actually really popular. We just need to hit very high goals.
In politics, “if you got two-thirds of people agreeing with something, that’s a landslide,” said @drpanmd.bsky.social. “We need to get to 95 percent to do community immunity. We’ve got to get more than a landslide.”
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Rather, the community hasn’t had regular access to health care—and in this area of West Texas, it’s a common story. Medical care can be an hour’s drive or more away.
In politics, “if you got two-thirds of people agreeing with something, that’s a landslide,” said @drpanmd.bsky.social. “We need to get to 95 percent to do community immunity. We’ve got to get more than a landslide.”