‘Reckless and untested musings’: Doctors who recommended lifting stay-at-home orders face backlash

Published April 28, 2020 3:38pm ET



Two California doctors who called for an end to stay-at-home orders are receiving blowback from others in their field, and a video of the pair discussing their findings has been removed from YouTube.

Drs. Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi, who co-own Accelerated Urgent Care facilities in Kern County, have administered more than 5,000 coronavirus tests and said the virus is not more deadly than the seasonal flu. They recommended in a recent press conference that stay-at-home orders across the country be lifted.

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