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by droidist2 2244 days ago
What about the option of slowing the spread or flattening the curve so it doesn't overwhelm the healthcare system?
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My understanding is the end game for that is still a vaccine or herd immunity. It just slows the process down enough that you don’t have more people dying because of a lack of equipment.
So then trying to drive the infection rate too low before reopening could actually be counterproductive because it also slows down the building of herd immunity?
I wouldn't say no to some free generations of exponential growth