by Tdarcos » Sun Apr 05, 2020 5:56 am
"Flatten the curve" is easier to understand than "reduce the amplitude" which is what is intended. Consider the following:
The dotted line is the capacity of the health care system. The red line is when not enough is done, the amplitude of the curve spikes and the health care system is just overloaded.
If we take precautions to reduce exposure, the amplitude of the demand curve drops until it is at or below the capacity of the health care delivery system, which is the black line. "Flatten the curve" is a sexier term than "reduce the amplitude."
"Flatten the curve" is easier to understand than "reduce the amplitude" which is what is intended. Consider the following:
[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/20200403_Flatten_the_curve_animated_GIF.gif[/img]
The dotted line is the capacity of the health care system. The red line is when not enough is done, the amplitude of the curve spikes and the health care system is just overloaded.
If we take precautions to reduce exposure, the amplitude of the demand curve drops until it is at or below the capacity of the health care delivery system, which is the black line. "Flatten the curve" is a sexier term than "reduce the amplitude."