When Governments Switched Their Story From ‘Flatten The Curve’ To ‘Lockdown Until Vaccine’ – OpEd

By Ryan McMaken*

In the early days of the COVID-19 panic—back in mid-March—articles began to appear pushing the idea of “flattening the curve” (the Washington Post ran an article called “Flatten the Curve” on March 14).

This idea was premised on spreading out the total number of COVID-19 infections over time,...