>Flattening the curve was about limiting cases so hospitals don’t get overrun I agree that was one of the more widely repeated intentions, but ascribing it to

>Flattening the curve was about limiting cases so hospitals don’t get overrun I agree that was one of the more widely repeated intentions, but ascribing it to every national and state official is inaccurate. The White House's recommendation for lockdowns was primarily motivated by Imperial College's worst-case death projections[1], not the hospitalization numbers. [1] https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/29/inside-the-white-house-coronavirus-response-153058 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/29/inside-the-white-ho...