One point of flattening the curve is so people won't die waiting for a hospital bed to open up. Some of those people would have died anyway, but not all of them

One point of flattening the curve is so people won't die waiting for a hospital bed to open up. Some of those people would have died anyway, but not all of them. Even supportive care like oxygen and intubation does actually seem to save some lives, and doctors are getting better at it with time. Additionally, treatments are getting better. Do you want to get sick in 6 months when everyone can get remdesivir and Regeneron's antibody therapy[0], or do you want to get it during a spike where you can't even be treated? [0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2020/07/06/regeneron-antibody-therapy-for-covid-19-enters-late-stage-trials/#30a21305117c https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2020/07/06/regener...