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FGCU New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis ready to build on department’s success New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis talks about the department’s future amid the age of NIL and the transfer portal.
FORT MYERS Friday’s Furry Friends: Rhett, Tag For this week’s Friday’s Furry Friends, WINK visits the Gulf Coast Humane Society to showcase two adorable animals ready to be adopted.
WINK NEWS Recall issued for ground beef sold with possible E. coli at Walmart The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a recall for several ground beef products distributed from Pennsylvania to Walmart’s nationwide.
The Weather Authority Hotter and more humid this Friday afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a mild Friday morning with dry afternoon conditions and isolated storms appearing in the evening.
PUNTA GORDA ‘Party’s Over’: Dirt biking ends at Barefoot Lake The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has made it clear, the party at Barefoot Lake is over.
ESTERO Crews battle 2.5-acre brush fire near Alico and Eagle Village Drive San Carlos Park Fire District is on the scene fighting a 2.5-acre brushfire near Alico and Eagle Village Drive.
FORT MYERS Jake’s story: A mother’s mission to share her son’s story and help other young people One Fort Myers mom is turning her pain into purpose after her son, who she refers to as her “heavenly Angel,” took his own life.
CAPE CORAL New renderings for the Cape Coral Yacht Club promise a bright future The Cape Coral Yacht Club, which has been part of this community since the 1960s, will now have a new look after Hurricane Ian’s devastating effects.
LEHIGH ACRES Owner bars public from Barefoot Lake, LCSO installs Watch Tower Every weekend, roughly 200 people go to Barefoot Lake in Lehigh Acres to relax, fish, swim and have a good time.
CAPE CORAL Concern over water shortage in Cape Coral Concern is flowing through Cape Coral as neighbors are seeing their canal levels low and their wells run dry.
FORT MYERS FSW softball swinging for success in the postseason Now their focus shifts to states which means the newbies are looking to the experienced sophomores for advice.
BONITA SPRINGS Young SWFL tennis player competing with professionals You may not know her name now, but you might want remember it because 16-year-old Cookie Jarvis-Tredgett is already competing with professionals.
NORTH NAPLES ‘It’s all about connection,’ Statement Peace makes jewelry with sustainability in mind The brand Statement Peace, once started inside founder Jessica Lee’s home, is now in 2,700 stores across the country
Pine Manor 2 arrested for firing gun at birthday party in Pine Manor A party ended with two people behind bars.
FORT MYERS Shooting investigation on busy Fort Myers street Police are conducting a shooting investigation that involves a traffic crash near Michigan Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard.
FGCU New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis ready to build on department’s success New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis talks about the department’s future amid the age of NIL and the transfer portal.
Credit: via WINK News. There is a glimmer of hope during the pandemic. Doctors say they are not seeing a wave of flu hospitalizations on top of those for the coronavirus. We learned there are a lot of reasons flu numbers are remaining low. Doctors told us the precautions being taken to stop the spread of COVID-19 could be the reason we are seeing lower flu numbers so far. The masks, social distancing and hand hygiene are keeping people safe in more ways than one. “We have seen pretty low flu levels in the southern hemisphere where we would expect to see it before we see it in our winter here in the northern hemisphere,” said Dr. Marissa Levine, a professor of public health practice at USF. “There’s lots of speculation that may be all of the efforts to prevent COVID from spreading also prevent the flu.” Although it’s still early in the flu season here in the United States, the CDC’s flu view shows more than 100,000 people were tested for the flu since September, but only 0.3% of those tests came back positive. Doctors say those precautions are helping more than we think. “The number of patients and phone calls we’ve had for respiratory symptoms from the flu has been less,” said Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo, who is the chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at UM. “With the COVID now, everyone’s wearing a mask, so it’s even better than coughing into your shirt,” said. “People are always washing their hands and using hand sanitizers. And, certainly, if people are sick, we told them to isolate immediately.” Rick Farmer, his wife and his two boys all contracted COVID-19 in June. With the effects still lingering, Farmer is concerned about getting sick with the flu as well. “Nobody really knows what the long-term effects are going to be, and will it affect other diseases like the flu, which is obviously a similar type of disease,” Farmer said. “Is it going to make it worse?” Farmer says his whole family got their flu shots to be safe, and he’s happy to hear doctors say the number of flu infections are down globally. “I kind of feel like the numbers should be down because more people are taking precautions,” Farmer said. Both doctors emphasized how important it is that everyone gets their flu shot this year. They say that will also help to keep numbers low and protect individuals and people around them. It’s a refreshing trend for doctors, who hope the trend continues after the holidays and that we won’t see the “twindemic” many feared. “We can get the numbers of people impacted by both COVID and flu both for hospitalizations as well as deaths,” Levine said. “We can really impact that significantly if we all take the approach that our efforts matter and they do.”