Amish fined for not getting measles vaccine – True
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“Amish were fined for not getting the measles vaccine.”
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In October 2026 New York State imposed fines totaling $118,000 on three Amish schools for allowing children to attend without the required measles vaccination, and the schools are contesting the penalties. This confirms that Amish entities have been fined for not obtaining the measles vaccine.
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- Population-Wide Vaccination Hesitancy among the Amish - PMC
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- Impact of Public Health Responses During a Measles ... - PMC
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This objection to vaccination is deeply held. In Mr. Wengerd’s words, the Amish “will choose prison time
- In Amish country, nurses go door to door to stop deadly spread of measles
There is no particular religious text advising against vaccines, but Amish people do not have regular contact with the western medical system, or have a way to easily travel to appointments, experts said. "A lot of people who haven't gotten vaccinated, it's not because they have a strong stance against getting vaccinated for measles.
- Measles Outbreak in Amish Country Forces Some to Rethink Vaccines - The New York Times
Vaccinations rates are also low because the Amish generally do not have commercial health insurance or credit cards. They pay for medical appointments in cash. In an emergency, they turn to their mutual aid fund. The measles vaccine came into use in 1963, when the virus was killing 400 to 500 people a year in the United States.
- A Measles Outbreak in an Underimmunized Amish Community in Ohio | New England Journal of Medicine
Measles–mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccination coverage with at least a single dose was estimated to be 14% in affected Amish households and more than 88% in the general (non-Amish) Ohio community.
- New York State fines Amish schools for unvaccinated kids - cairnsnews.org
By Baxter Dmitry from Tuzara Post October 11, 2026 At the center of the fight: three small Amish schools that have been fined a combined $118,000 by New York State for allowing unvaccinated children to attend class.
- Impfpflicht in Deutschland: Welche Impfungen sind Pflicht?
Welche Personen sich gegen Masern impfen lassen müssen, lesen Sie hier. Ein Verstoß gegen die Regeln zur Impfpflicht können Bußgelder von bis zu 2.500 Euro nach sich ziehen. Eine Übersicht gibt diese Tabelle.
- Masern-Impfpflicht: Was bei fehlendem Nachweis nun droht
Bedingt durch die Corona-Pandemie ... immer keinen Nachweis der Masern-Impfung erbracht hat, muss mit einem Bußgeld von bis zu 2.500 Euro rechnen....
- Court: NO Vaccine Exemption For Amish Children; Amish FINED $118,000 - Amish America
No longer permitted this exemption, ... passed, the Dygert Road School, Pleasant View school, and Shady Lane school were fined tens of thousands of dollars each for violating state law after they refused to comply with the law....
- What Amish rejection of vaccines tells us about public health | STAT
The named families, as administrators of private rural Amish schools, are challenging $118,000 in state fines for not enforcing New York’s 2019 requirement that all schoolchildren, public or private, receive vaccinations regardless of parents’ ...
- Nachweispflicht der Masernimpfung | Wolters Kluwer
Bei Verstößen gegen die Impfpflicht droht ein Bußgeld bis zu 2 500 Euro (§ 73 Abs. 1a Nr. 7a bis d IfSG). Dies gilt insbesondere für Personen, die trotz Aufforderung keinen Nachweis über eine Masernimpfung oder -immunität vorlegen.
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