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> the real outcome is simply delaying those deaths, spreading them out more over time. Which is still a good outcome, because you don't want to overwhelm the h
by lovegoblin 5y ago
> the real outcome is simply delaying those deaths, spreading them out more over time.
Which is still a good outcome, because you don't want to overwhelm the healthcare system to the point that it can't handle anything that isn't COVID.
That was the whole point of the early-pandemic "flatten the curve" campaigns.