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> The curve is flattened, the goal posts have been moved out of the stadium. How are you quantifying that? The original intent of flattening the curve was to a
by zucked 5y ago
> The curve is flattened, the goal posts have been moved out of the stadium.
How are you quantifying that? The original intent of flattening the curve was to avoid overwhelming the healthcare system and here we are... overwhelming the healthcare system(s) again. A quick check of capacity of ICU beds in the SE USA shows that on average, hospitals are running 92% capacity(1). Obviously you want right-sized ICU capacity, but I doubt 92% is a comfortable margin.
(1)https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-hospitals-near-you.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-hospitals-...
- hunterb123 5y agoYou would need to know the normal margin and the % that covid patients are taking for that to be significant.
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