Flattening the Curve: More on Social Distancing

Flattening the curve means that all the social distancing measures now being deployed in places like Italy and South Korea, and in the US, are less about preventing illness and more about slowing down the rate at which people get sick.

Also, if you slow down spread of infection, we can avoid over stressing the health care system.

See the full text in this March 10, 2020 VOX piece.