It may well be true the the Amish were the first population to get herd immunity from Covid, but that's the point.
The general population did one thing (fear, distance, masking, different new drugs); the Amish (and about 30% of the rest of the population - but many without the healthy habits of the Amish) did the opposite.
The Amish were done 2 years earlier than everyone else with immunity.
It may be that they were the "first population," but may also be one of the few types of populations that can achieve herd immunity because of their basic lifestyle and disassociation from other groups.
And, as I frequently say, there is always more than one thing happening.
Not to be diminished, the Amish lifestyle may largely prevent a number of comorbidities that the general population suffers from. How prevalent among the Amish are obesity, diabetes, and other issues of chronic cardiovascular inflammation known to make covid death more likely?
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