Comment A little short sighted (Score 5, Insightful) 278
I can't believe that this still needs to be explained. By flattening the curve, you're not making a huge impact on the amount of infected and deaths. You're spreading that over a longer period of time as to not overwhelm hospitals. By not overwhelming hospitals, it means that cancer patients can still get their chemo. That people suffering from other life threatening diseases can get care that could save their lives. Care that wouldn't be there if hospitals are overrun by Covid19 patients. By flattening the curve you're allowing OTHER people that have otehr life threatening ailments to have a better chance at surviving whatever ails them.