Copying another note from the other Publix thread to bring it together.
"The panhandle counties have already vaccinated 30% to almost 50% of their residents over age 65. Since there are a smaller percentage of locals needing their first shot those appointments probably are available longer on the app.
In Sumter, Lake County, Marion, and all those counties to the west we are at 20% or less of seniors already having their first shot. With close to 80% competing for appointments it is going tough.
South of us only Orange and Palm Beach counties are at 30%, and I’m not sure Publix is doing the vaccines there.[/QUOTE]
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All the "shot in the arm" statistics are here by county. The site is updated daily.
http://ww11.doh.state.fl.us/comm/_pa...ort_latest.pdf
You have to be careful to select the shots given to those over 65, since a lot of the total administered early have been given to health care workers, who tend to be much younger. You can then compare that to the total proportion of over 65's in that county. Here:
Florida Population 65 years and over, percent by County
Then multiply that proportion by the total population in that county here (estimated 2020 data):
Population of Counties in Florida (2021)
Not sure if the panhandle demand difference is due to saturation of shots, as you surmise, or inconvenient location or availability per population. I suspect it has to do with location, since surrounding states are not eligible to play the Florida lottery.