Spreading the infection from a few weeks to 1.5 years saves lives. If you look at total cases vs hospital capacity it’s easy to see why. If you have rapid case

Spreading the infection from a few weeks to 1.5 years saves lives. If you look at total cases vs hospital capacity it’s easy to see why. If you have rapid case growth outpacing hospital beds you see deaths like we saw early on in NYC and Italy or currently in India. On top of that, it kept cases down until vaccines became available, cutting down on total possibly infected populations.