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Re:20 years after 9/11: Will we ever stop taking our shoes o... by zucked on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @12:40PM (#28459576)
> The curve is flattened, the goal posts have been moved out of the stadium.

How are you quantifying that? The original intent of flattening the curve was to avoid overwhelming the healthcare system and here we are... overwhelming the healthcare system(s) again. A quick check of capacity of ICU beds in the SE USA shows that on average, hospitals are running 92% capacity(1). Obviously you want right-sized ICU capacity, but I doubt 92% is a comfortable margin.

(1)https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-hospitals-...

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Re:20 years after 9/11: Will we ever stop taking our shoes o... by hunterb123 on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @12:51PM (#28459725)
You would need to know the normal margin and the % that covid patients are taking for that to be significant.
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