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comment by uhsguy
uhsguy  ·  1739 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve”

I’m pretty sure there is no flat enough. We can save a few people more or less but at the end of the day flattening the curve will Simply delay the inevitable by a week or two.

If for some reason you are successful in flattening the curve you will probably end up killing a bunch of people who are living at the margins right now with the ensuing economic shock.

This is a truly a no win scenario