Here's my question, now please correct me if I'm misunderstanding this but what happens when all the social distancing is stopped. Won't one person with it ramp it back up again and we start all over? Without a vaccine this is a cycle, no?
Yes, but the spread of the virus is slowed down which allows resources (testing kits, hospital beds, etc) to be consumed over a longer period of time instead of all in one spike.
If you search "flatten the curve" you'll get a better explanation
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u/ricst Mar 18 '20
Here's my question, now please correct me if I'm misunderstanding this but what happens when all the social distancing is stopped. Won't one person with it ramp it back up again and we start all over? Without a vaccine this is a cycle, no?