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Ten outside fires of a suspicious origin in the northern section of the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District led to an investigation and a request for residents to watch for possible related activities.

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration recently issued an Emergency Use Authorization for convalescent plasma in part based on studies like one that Lee Health has been participating in. This local trial has been part of Mayo Clinic’s national COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Study. The FDA approval means the use of convalescent plasma is now on hold at Lee Health.

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has recently been issuing health advisories in response to blue green algae blooms in three Cape Coral canals. We talk with Calusa Waterkeeper, John Cassani, to discuss this new outreach effort, and get the current state of our local waters.

We explore why this season is so active with Jeff Huffman, Chief Meteorologist and Director of the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network. We also discuss hurricane preparedness, and get some shelter advice during the time of COVID-19 with Jennifer Trammell, Board Chair for the Florida Gulf Coast to Heartland Chapter of the American Red Cross.

We hear from the Florida Health Professionals for Scientific Integrity. It is a group of healthcare workers who are concerned about trends in public health in Florida, particularly the end of vaccine mandates in schools.

Explore famous examples of women who traveled the globe as botanical researchers, illustrators, writers, and educators.

If no action is taken to reduce emissions by the end of this century, intense heat will cost Florida’s economy roughly $8 billion in lost work every year. And tens of millions of outdoor workers in the U.S. risk losing a collective $55.4 billion dollars in earnings each year by midcentury.

Explore ways our modern response to the COVID-19 pandemic might have similarities to plagues in history, and how writers like, William Shakespeare, responded.

The School District of Lee County is preparing mental health personnel to assist students and staff in mental distress post-Hurricane Ian.