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Q&A with Dr. Alex Jahangir of Vanderbilt Medical Center: 'It really was a big private-public partnership'

Dr. Alex Jahangir, executive medical director of the Trauma Patient Care Center and vice president for business development at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses how Nashville’s health systems responded to the COVID-19 crisis.

Indoor mask mandate in Nashville paused indefinitely by Council

Metro Council urges Nashville health department to reinstate indoor mask mandate

Nashville tn covid-19 testing sites expanded amid staffing issues

'Meharry probably saved Nashville. COVID testing center at Nissan Stadium closes as cases fall

'Meharry probably saved Nashville. COVID testing center at Nissan Stadium closes as cases fall Parking Lot N at Nissan Stadium is back to its normal function after being the epicenter of COVID-19 testing in Nashville for almost a year and a half. Meharry Medical College, who at one point oversaw all three of the city's COVID testing centers, say they saw a lot over the last 16 months. and last updated 2021-07-16 19:27:46-04 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Parking Lot N at Nissan Stadium is back to its normal function after being the epicenter of COVID-19 testing in Nashville for almost a year and a half. Meharry Medical College, who at one point oversaw all three of the city's COVID testing centers, say they saw a lot over the last 16 months.

Dr. Lisa Piercey on Tennessee Trump supporters and vaccine hesitancy

Piercey oversees 3,100 state employees in the public health department with an annual budget of $685 million. Piercey said her office is unleashing a media campaign aimed partly at the people who are most hesitant. She is reaching out to faith leaders to convince them on the virtues of vaccination. "It's their pastor they trust," Piercey said. "You have to bridge the gap with honesty and transparency. We have lots of plans aimed at the people who are hesitant. It's Job One right now." Lisa Piercey is confident this approach will work because she is one of them. Christian, farm girl from West Tennessee, Piercey doesn't believe in evolution, struggles with the timelines of dinosaurs and man, and still she wears a mask when she's around other people and she has strict vaccination rules in her family.

2 cases of COVID-19 variant reported in Nashville as total numbers decline

2 cases of COVID-19 variant reported in Nashville as total numbers decline Metro health leaders confirmed the UK COVID-19 variant has made it to Nashville. Davidson County now has two cases in addition to the two already confirmed last week Author: Chuck Morris, WSMV Staff Published: 9:56 PM EST February 5, 2021 Updated: 10:36 PM EST February 5, 2021 Metro health leaders confirmed the UK COVID-19 variant has made it to Nashville. Davidson County now has two cases in addition to the two already confirmed last week in other areas of the state. Health experts said you should be even more aware and careful. “These new variants have been found in 37 states, including Tennessee, and have shown to be 30% to 70% more contagious,” said Dr. Gill Wright, interim chief medical officer, Metro Nashville Public Health.