1; Karthik Kondapally, MBBS2; Paran Pordell, MPH1; Brandi Taylor2; Gisela Medina Martinez, MS1; Ellen Salehi, MPH2; Stacey Ramseyer3; Susan Varnes3; Nikki Hayes, MPH1; Sietske de Fijter, MS2; Spencer Lloyd, MD1 (View author affiliations)COVID-19 cases have been increasing in rural U.S.
communities. Social gatherings can facilitate exposure to and transmission of SARS-CoV-2.Social gatherings, important in Amish communities, likely contributed to rapid transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a rural Ohio Amish community.
Some community members were concerned about having to follow critical mitigation strategies, including social distancing and mask wearing.COVID-19 outbreaks in communities where social gatherings are common might be prevented by.