Amish threaten mass exodus from New York over vaccine fight – which is heading to Supreme Court | 26 Aug 2026 | New York’s Amish community is issuing an ultimatum to state bureaucrats: leave us alone or we’re packing up our buggies for greener pastures. The threat has been sparked by a vaccine mandate fight that the 25,000 strong religious community is taking all the way to the Supreme Court. It takes place as state Health Department officials continue to slap thousands in fines on tiny, one-room parochial Amish schools which have refused to comply with a Cuomo-era vaccine decree. “Have we gotten to a place where we aren’t going to make room for the Amish anymore?” Hiram Sasser, an attorney representing six plaintiffs in the case, Miller v. McDonald, asked. New York state law [insanely requires kids to receive between 24 and 27 jabs to attend K through 12 schools, according to the DOH vaccine schedule.