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Posted Jun 19, 2019 at 4:54 PM Updated Jun 19, 2019 at 5:27 PM

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that Florida’s retirement-age population reached 4.9 million as of July 1, 2018.

New census data show that Florida’s retirement-age population continues to grow faster than any other age group.

For 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates Florida’s 65-and-over population at 4.9 million — a 3.4 percent increase from the previous year, and a growth rate more than double that of any other age group in the state.

One in five of Florida’s residents are 65 or older, the information available for release today showed. And their economic impacts are being felt statewide as more baby boomers choose this area as their retirement destination.

“Boomers lived through the years of great economic strength in America,” said real estate developer Pat Neal. “They are both big in numbers and they have the financial capacity to buy a new home.”

Neal’s company, Neal Communities, has built more than 14,000 homes for “active adults” across Southwest Florida since 1970. He said the median age of his customers is 60, and 57 percent of his customers buy from out of state.

At a local level, the 65-and-older population accounts for 42 percent of Sarasota County’s total population and 32 percent of Manatee’s. The median ages for both counties are 56.6 and 48.8, respectively.

The data also show that Sarasota and Manatee counties gained an estimated 16,500 residents combined in 2018, with Manatee leading the growth at a 2.5 percent increase from 2017.

“Our population growth is not surprising as we have a strong local economy with a fantastic quality of life,” said Jackie Dezelski, president and CEO of the Manatee Chamber of Commerce.

While Manatee County’s population continues to grow at a faster pace, Sarasota County’s population remains larger by nearly 32,000 residents — although the gap decreases every year.

For urban planners, that means heightened demand for businesses, infrastructure and housing. Manatee County’s housing increased by 1.9 percent in 2018 and Sarasota’s, by 1.6 percent, the bureau found.

“The Manatee Chamber advocates for adequate planning and funding of infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing region,” Dezelski said. “We have consistently heard from our businesses that business is strong and there are jobs to fill.”

Racially, Sarasota County’s population remained overwhelmingly white — at almost 92 percent — while Manatee’s population hovered around 86 percent white.

But minorities in both counties saw significant population growth. Manatee’s non-white and multiracial populations grew by nearly 1,700 residents, and Sarasota’s by 1,000.

https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190619/seniors-drive-florida-population-growth-study-shows

Or what?? Lol

One thing I do actually worry about is with the population who is not vaccinated. They contract COVID, it mutates, and then it can get around the vaccine and harm those who have been vaccinated.

Not sure how you stop that.

As I understand it, the vaccine will make it less severe yes, but not sure if it helps to keep you from getting it.

Bill Maher just tested positive for covid and he was fully vaccinated. He is asymptomatic though. (posted in EE too)

This is the first case of somebody well known being positive after vaccination that I know of.

I have no problem living like this. Mask wearing isn’t hard. I’ll be required to do it for work for the foreseeable future. What’s a trip to the grocery with one on going to hurt? I can visit friends outside. I’m a guy, as are most of my friends. They can pee in my yard. No need to enter my home. I have an outbuilding with a bar, a stereo, and TV. I can host people… I hosted friends for the games every Sunday last season. I’ll travel for my art when I need. Using a KN95 isn’t difficult when flying. Take out food tastes fine. No need to sit in a restaurant.
Basically nothing will change for me except my desire for international travel not being satiated. In time. I can wait.
As to the new norm being a 20 year lower life expectancy. I’ll leave that to the antivaxxers and the ‘MaSKs hURt mY LiBerTiEs’ crowd.

The “mature minor” doctrine in Tennessee permits healthcare providersto treat certain minors without parental consent, according to the “Rule of Sevens.”(SeeCardwell v. Bechtol, 724 S.W.2d. 739 (Tenn. 1987)).

•Under the age of 7 there is no capacity, and the physician must have parental consent to treat (unless a statutory exception applies).

•Between the ages of 7 and 14, there is a rebuttable presumption that there is no capacity, and a physician generally should get parental consent before treating (unless a statutory exception applies).

•Between the ages of 14 and 18, there is a rebuttable presumption of capacity, and the physician may treat without parental consent unless the physician believes that the minor is not sufficiently mature to make his or her own health care decisions.

Certain statutes also explicitly permit the treatment of minors for specific conditions without parental consent, including treatment of juvenile drug abusers (T.C.A § 63-6-220), emergency situations (T.C.A § 63-6-222), treatment for STDs (T.C.A § 68-10-104(c), providing contraception (T.C.A § 68-34-107), and providing prenatal care (T.C.A § 63-6-223). In the case of abortion, however, the legislature has made clear that no minor may obtain an abortion without either parental consentor a court order in exceptional circumstances.

Tennessee county health departments follow Tennessee law and provide medical treatment and vaccinations to patients as young as 14 without parental consent if the individual providerdetermines that the patient meets the definition of a “mature minor”in accordance with Tennessee law

https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/Mature_Minor_Doctrine.pdf