The vaccination drive is lagging far behind in many Amish communities across the United States, following a wave of virus outbreaks that swept through them during the past year. In Ohio’s Holmes County, home to the nation’s largest concentration of Amish, just 14 percent of the county’s overall population is fully vaccinated.
While their religious beliefs don’t forbid them to get vaccines, the Amish are generally less likely to be vaccinated for preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough. Though vaccine acceptance varies by church district, the Amish often rely on family tradition and advice from church leaders, and a core part of their Christian faith is accepting God’s will in times of illness or death.
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The La Niña climate pattern is forecast to return this fall and last through the winter of 2021-22, federal forecasters reported Thursday.
La Niña – a natural cycle marked by cooler-than-average seawater in the central Pacific Ocean – is one of the main drivers of weather in the U.S. and around the world, especially during the late fall, winter and early spring, according to a report from USA TODAY.
The Climate Prediction Center, which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, released the forecast Thursday, officially declaring a La Niña watch for the September-November time frame.
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FORT WAYNE â Area youth will be open for business to sell their goods and services at the Junior Achievement Young Entrepreneur Marketplace on Saturday, July 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the corner of Barr and Berry Streets.
Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana is providing this opportunity for school aged youth through college age to participate in a one-day marketplace which gives young entrepreneurs an opportunity to promote their existing business or try their hand at business ownership.
Booth spaces for each businesses will be available for customers to shop the wide variety of unique, hand crafted goods and services such as bath bombs, baked goods, jewelry, dog treats and toys, original art, t-shirts and potted plants, just to name a few. The young entrepreneurs range in age from 8 to 23 and represent Allen and surrounding counties.