Florida: Don't retire there - they'll kill you
What Went Wrong With the Pandemic in Florida
August 29, 2021 at 2:06 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 98 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2021/08/29/what-went-wrong-with-the-pandemic-in-florida/
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New York Times: “The Florida story is a cautionary tale for dealing with the current incarnation of the coronavirus. The United States has used the vaccines as its primary pandemic weapon. But Florida shows that even a state that made a major push for vaccinations — Florida ranks 21st among states and Washington, D.C., in giving people of all ages at least one shot — can be crushed by the Delta variant, reaching frightening levels of hospitalizations and deaths.”
“Florida’s pandemic data, more scant since the state ended its declared Covid-19 state of emergency in June, reveals only limited information about who is dying. Hospitals have said upward of 90 percent of their patients have been unvaccinated. Exactly why the state has been so hard-hit remains an elusive question. Other states with comparable vaccine coverage have a small fraction of Florida’s hospitalization rate. The best explanation of what has happened is that Florida’s vaccination rates were good, but not good enough for its demographics.”
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The more so for the view from a part of Florida that's a favorite target. Overall vax rates in the county where we've been wintering have reportedly finally risen all the way to 51% 
with at least one dose, likely closer to Jimfields' for both as it has many lower income residents.
It's worth noting that although 91% of all Americans over 65 are vaccinated, even in Florida only 20% are in that age group.
