Possibly slowing transmission enough to buy yourself some time to develop treatment and vaccine. The problem epidimiologists were looking at was that with no im

Possibly slowing transmission enough to buy yourself some time to develop treatment and vaccine. The problem epidimiologists were looking at was that with no immunity, treatment, or vaccine, there was nothing to stop the spread to a large percentage of the population very quickly, potentially leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths in the US, at least. And yeah, the medical system would have collapsed under that load, as happened in parts of Italy. The other problem doctors are worried about is people with life-threatening conditions--heart attack, stroke, etc. not going to hospital out of fear.