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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo recommend healthy children and adults under 65 avoid receiving the newest COVID-19 vaccine, which contradicts guidance from federal health officials that anyone six months or older should get the shot. Meanwhile, Lee Health plans to proceed by continuing to follow CDC guidance.
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The Charlotte County Utilities Department has rescinded the precautionary boil water notice for a portion of the Burnt Store service area due to a 10-inch water main repair.
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The state reported the most cases of the summer, although numbers remain far lower than in the previous three summers. Also, the state had 90,232 reported resident deaths due to the virus.
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RSV and Covid cases are expected to be on the rise in coming weeks. Learn more about vaccines.
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A new study found a dramatic difference by political party in deaths from COVID.
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The Christian & Missionary Alliance Foundation, Inc. of Fort Myers., which founded the Shell Point Retirement Community in Lee County in 1968 as a nonprofit ministry, has agreed to pay the United States $250,000 to resolve allegations that the Foundation violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by failing to maintain records required by the CSA.
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The state wants a federal judge to put on hold a ruling aimed at keeping children with complex medical conditions out of nursing homes, saying a shortage of nurses would make it “impossible” to comply with a key part of the decision.
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Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 and older, arguing a ballot summary would be “misleading to voters in several key respects.”
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A boil water notice was distributed on June 11 after the city experienced a water main break at 2635 Rockfill Road. Repairs of the 12" main have been made.