Yeah I think the language itself was ill chosen. “Flatten the curve” helped convince people that drastic measures were needed, but it also gave the idea the cur

Yeah I think the language itself was ill chosen. “Flatten the curve” helped convince people that drastic measures were needed, but it also gave the idea the curve would continue. Coronavirus has two bad effects: 1. It kills people and causes long run harm to many survivors 2. It can also overwhelm health systems, which leads to more deaths than otherwise and prevents the treatment of normal medical problems You obviously want to avoid #2. But it also makes sense to avoid #1. “Flatten the curve” makes it seem like #1 is not so bad. I said flatten the curve myself. I meant eliminate both though. It’s not that much more effort, as many countries have shown. In fact with a head start it was much less effort. We have a harder road ahead now though in places where it is not eliminated. But I am not sure anyone can find a credible expert who said “flatten the curve and keep letting it run through till a vaccine”.