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NASHVILLE — (April 2, 2020) A coalition of 2,000 doctors that began March 20 petitioning Gov. Bill Lee to follow health expert advice and issue a statewide stay-at-home order has grown to include another 9,500 medical professionals from Tennessee’s medical societies and 31,000 citizens. That coalition now includes former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Republican Dr.…

Dr. Tufik Assad, flanked by 22 of the 2,000 physicians that issued a letter to Governor Lee back on March 20th Respond to Governor Lee’s Claims the Medical Community is Divided on a Stay at Home Order NASHVILLE — (April 1, 2020) Doctors from Tennessee’s medical community rejected claims by Gov. Bill Lee that health experts…

Despite orders and urging public separation, data shows disease accelerating across the state NASHVILLE — (March 31, 2020) An infectious disease expert says despite various interventions and Executive Orders, urging for Tennesseans to stay apart is, so far. failing to slow the spread of COVID-19. “Data actually shows despite all the interventions to date, and…

How many deaths will it take for Governor Lee to listen to health experts? NASHVILLE — (March 30, 2020) Gov. Bill Lee’s “safer at home” order is a stay-at-home directive in name only, according to doctors who have been calling for stronger action from the governor. It has been 11 days and 12 deaths since…

‘No other option,’ says Tennessee native who works in Baton Rouge, La. NASHVILLE — (Friday, March 27, 2020) — Dr. Aaron Milstone, of Franklin, Tenn., a pulmonary physician, hosted a livestream webinar with Dr. Christopher Bryan Thomas, a critical care doctor battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana. Dr. Thomas shared what Tennessee can expect if Governor Lee continues to ignore medical experts…

Vanderbilt Doctor of Infectious Disease Says Governor Needs a Stay at Home Order NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (March 26, 2020) During a CNN interview this Thursday, when asked if Governor Lee’s current actions to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Tennessee “went far enough”, Dr. Aronoff, Director of the Division of Infectious Disease at Vanderbilt Medical…

NASHVILLE — (Thursday, March 26, 2020) Tennessee doctors treating COVID-19 patients are speaking hard truths today: Gov. Bill Lee’s administration is two weeks behind in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. This lag is endangering Tennesseans and the very medical caregivers who are working on the frontlines to save lives, according to Dr. Aarron Milstone, of…

NASHVILLE, TN — (Wednesday, March 25, 2020) Dr. Aaron Milstone, a Franklin, Tenn.-based pulmonologist who along with 2,000 doctors and nurses is calling on Gov. Bill Lee to issue a two-week, statewide stay-at-home order to curb the spread of coronavirus,  appeared Tuesday on MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes. Here’s a link to his interview…

Tenn. Doctors Plead for Stay-at-Home Order with State Model Predicting Up to 40,000 Deaths NASHVILLE — (Tuesday, March 24, 2020) More than 40,000 people could die of COVID-19 if Tennesseans do not immediately reduce public interactions while the coronavirus pandemic spreads, according to local medical experts. Two Tennessee doctors, among 2,000 medical professionals, are pleading…

Responding to Gov. Lee’s Executive Order, Medical Professionals Urge Further Action NASHVILLE — Physicians who are responding to the COVID-19 epidemic in Tennessee say the governor should order Tennesseans to shelter in place. These doctors say Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order closing restaurants, bars and gyms is a step in the right direction, but it…