LEE COUNTY Nomi Health began operating a COVID-19 testing site at CenturyLink Sports Complex Thursday, with full operations starting Friday. Many people went to the sports complex earlier in the pandemic to get tested for COVID-19. As demand went down, the site eventually closed. But that demand is rising once again, so a site has …
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By weather.com meteorologists Tropical Storm Ida Strengthening Over Northwest Caribbean The latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center on Tropical Storm Ida. Volume 90% At a Glance Tropical Storm Ida is strengthening in the Caribbean Sea. Ida is forecast to grow into a major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Interests along the northern …
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Next named storms will be called Ida, Julian and Kate ORLANDO, Fla. – As the peak of hurricane season approaches, the tropics are active. The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday is keeping tabs on three tropical waves, two of which have a 70% chance of developing. A broad area of low pressure is expected to form …
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FDA NEWS RELEASE Approval Signifies Key Achievement for Public Health Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The …
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WINK NEWS As of 5 A.M. Saturday, Fred is a tropical depression with 35 mph max sustained winds, moving to the west-northwest at 13 mph. Latest track for Fred has shifted west a little more. Fred is expected to emerge into the Gulf of Mexico later today, where it is expected to regain tropical storm …
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WINK NEWS As of the 2 p.m. Friday update from the National Hurricane Center, Fred is a tropical depression with 35 mph max sustained winds, moving to the west-northwest at 12 mph. It is set to closely track along Cuba’s northern coastline over the next 12 hours. Throughout the next 24 – 48 Fred is …
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WINK NEWS For the latest weather update click here. A Tropical Storm Watch is issued for coastal Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties. A Tropical Storm Warning is issued for the Gulf of Mexico waters off the SWFL coast. A Flood Watch was issued for Collier, Hendry, Glades counties in Southwest Florida until Sunday at 8:00 p.m. …
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COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to increase, especially in areas with higher levels of community transmission and lower vaccination coverage. Pediatric cases and hospitalizations have also increased in recent weeks. Rates of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations are lower in children of all ages compared to adults, but some children develop acute COVID-19 requiring hospitalization.1 In addition, some children who have had COVID-19 may later develop Multisystem Inflammatory …
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