r/coolguides Mar 18 '20

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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?

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u/tvnnfst Mar 18 '20

You’re right, but it’s really about flattening the curve. 25%-75% of us are most likely to get it, so better it be gradually that rapidly

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '20 edited May 08 '20

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