Flattening the curve in no way is intended to reduce the number infected. Only to spread out the time of the infections. The virus still will run its course and as people interact there will be more infections.
The key is it is overwhelmingly non-fatal to otherwise healthy persons. Only elderly and already sick are at risk of death.
So if you are at high risk stay away from other people. If otherwise healthy get on with life.
The flattening of the curve has saved many thousands of lives so far. Perhaps, that will have been only a brief period of grace for many — but, every moment alive beats being dead.
The flattening has bought precious time for measures that will save hundreds of thousands of lives. It’s bought time to: understand the virus better; develop and test some promising therapy drugs; learn how to treat hospitalized patients; manufacture tens of thousands of ventilators; develop new testing equipment and test hundreds of thousands of people; and, develop and begin testing on several vaccines.
I’ve spoken til I’m hoarse, typed til my fingers bled.
To no avail.
I really, really, REALLY want to punch people who don’t understand that (your words).
Thanks for the sensible comment.
The are some people incapable of making that distinction. I feel it is an IQ thing, low IQ's can't differentiate or place a value on the fact that there is HUGE low risk group and a TINY high risk group.