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> It's funny how quickly the goalposts moved from "flattening the curve" to "vaccine or widespread immunity." There has been no "goalposts moved". Flattening
by mistersquid 7y ago
> It's funny how quickly the goalposts moved from "flattening the curve" to "vaccine or widespread immunity."
There has been no "goalposts moved".
Flattening the curve has been and continues to be effective to maintain hospital capacity. Period.
Social distancing and shelter-at-home prevent viral contagion. Eliminating social distancing and easing shelter-at-home restrictions may spike the infection rate, which would undo efforts to flatten the curve. Hospital capacity would diminish or possibly disappear.
Your objection about "goalposts moved" makes no sense in light of the basic logic that flattening the curve is ongoing until the virus can be nullified.