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Health Matters: What’s Causing Your Double Vision?

When images start to look different and blurred, doctors say you could be experiencing double vision. “The images can be separated horizontally, vertically, or on an angle, or it can be a slight blurring on the object if the double vision is very minimal,” said Lee Health pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Shauna Berry. Dr. Berry says several causes can lead to double vision. “It can be either an issue with the nerve that supplies the muscle of the eye. It can be a problem with the junction between the nerve and the eye muscle or it can be an issue with the eye muscle itself,” she said. But...

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Southwest Florida coronavirus case totals for Monday, May 10

Data per the Florida Department of Health as of Monday, May 10. Additional case data compares to the previous update. TOTAL CASES IN FLORIDA: 2,272,102 (+2,296)TOTAL DEATHS IN FLORIDA: 36,498 (+53)   TOTAL IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: 130,309 (+ 185)   LEE COUNTY – 71,242 (+131) | 973 (+0)COLLIER COUNTY – 36,044 (+34) | 535 (+2)CHARLOTTE COUNTY –12,973 (+16) | 423 (+2)HENDRY COUNTY – 4,746 (+2) | 83 (+0)DESOTO COUNTY – 4,346 (+2) | 93 (+0)GLADES COUNTY – 958 (+0) | 19 (+0) The post Southwest Florida coronavirus case totals for Monday, May 10 appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2...

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Gov. DeSantis appoints two DeSoto County commissioners

DESOTO COUNTY, Fla. – Gov. DeSantis appointed two DeSoto County commissioners, his office announced on Monday. Ashley Coone and Jerod Gross will both be joining the board, officials said. Coone is President of Ashley Coone Consulting. Previously, she was executive director of the DeSoto County Chamber of Commerce and co-founded Links2Success, a nonprofit that provides free college and career readiness programs to students in the county. She also served on the Clerk of the Circuit Court and helped establish the first Boys and Girls Club in the county. Gross is the general manager and...

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Calusa Waterkeeper urging Governor to stop water flow from Lake O to Caloosahatchee

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As the algae situation on Lake Okeechobee continues to worsen, numerous conservationists sent a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis urging him to stop the release of water from the lake to the Caloosahatchee River. The letter — signed by 14 local conservation leaders — asks DeSantis to issue an emergency order that would prevent southbound water releases from Lake Okeechobee. They’re also asking that homeowners and businesses affected by red tide be compensated. In the last couple months, the algae on Lake O has continued to spread. Here’s a monthly...

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Woman mistakenly given six doses of Pfizer vaccine

A 23-year-old woman was mistakenly given six doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The woman was administered the vaccine at the Noa hospital in Tuscany, central Italy, on Sunday. She has since been discharged from the hospital where she was being monitored for any adverse reaction, reported CNN. The patient, who is in “good health” with no underlying conditions, was kept in the hospital under strict observation for 24 hours and was discharged Monday, said hospital spokeswoman Daniella Gianelli. A health worker accidentally filled a syringe with an entire bottle of the...

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SpaceX to accept dogecoin as payment for upcoming moon mission

(CNN) — SpaceX is claiming it will accept dogecoin – a somewhat satirical cryptocurrency – as payment for an upcoming mission. A Canadian company called the Geometric Energy Corporation confirmed that it will pay SpaceX solely in dogecoin in order to secure a spot for an 88-pound satellite on a mission, called Doge-1, slated to take off in early 2022. The satellite will “obtain lunar-spatial intelligence from sensors and cameras,” according to a press release. “This is not a joke,” Geometric Energy Corporation CEO Samuel Reid said via phone. He declined...

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Dracula’s castle offers free COVID-19 vaccines to those brave enough to visit

 (CNN) — A Romanian castle said to be the home of Dracula is offering free COVID-19 jabs to visitors as part of a vaccination drive. Bran Castle, in Transylvania, announced its Pfizer BionTech Vaccine Marathon in a Facebook post published Friday. Completed in 1388, the castle sits outside the city of Brasov. It resembles the castle inhabited by Count Dracula, the main character in Irish author Bram Stoker’s novel “Dracula,” published in 1897. Bran Castle, in Transylvania, announced its Pfizer BionTech Vaccine Marathon in a Facebook...

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Police investigate shooting at Florida immigration office

ORLANDO, Fla. – Police are investigating a shooting at the US Citizenship and Immigration Services building in Orlando. A heavy police presence can be seen in the area at the 5400 block of S Semoran Blvd., according to the Orlando Police Department. WATCH LIVE: Just before 11 a.m. Monday police confirmed they are responding to a shooting at the USCIS building. Police said they do have a suspect in custody. ACTIVE INVESTIGATION: OPD is working a shooting at the 5400 block of S Semoran Blvd (USCIS Building). There is heavy police presence in the area between Semoran & Commander,...

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Deputies continue to look for shooter who killed man near Lani Kai Resort

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — It’s been 10 months since a 22-year-old man was gunned down on Fort Myers Beach, officials said. Investigators need the public’s help with tracking down Johnny Jackson’s murderer. While spending time with friends and family near the Lani Kai Island Resort on Fort Myers Beach, an unidentified shooter shot and killed Jackson. Jackson had five siblings and was raised in Lee County. He worked at a lawn care service in Lehigh Acres and spent plenty of time with his family — especially his nieces and nephews. Anyone with information on the...

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