Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America
FULL CLAIM: "New Study Finds Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism"; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; "a study [...] found that Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America" [...] One example of this claim can be found in this Leading Report article, published on 9 July 2023, alleging that a "new study [found] zero Amish children diagnosed with cancer, diabetes or autism" because they are "strictly 100 percent unvaccinated". The article also claimed that the "Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America" because they didn’t get vaccinated. Leading Report is recognized as a Questionable Source by Media Bias/Fact Check, regularly promoting conspiracy theories and misinformation. [...] It is inaccurate to say that there are no health conditions such as autism, cancer, or diabetes among the Amish. A conference paper from the International Society for Autism Research dating to 2010 reported an autism prevalence of 1 in 271 children in Amish communities. This was lower compared to the overall U.S. prevalence of 1 in 91 children at that time, but is by no means zero, contrary to the claim.