Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Covid discourse has become such a cesspool of ill-will and polarization but it’s interesting to go back to the original wave of public health communication about NPIs and the need to “flatten the curve” — I think we mostly achieved it! — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 31, 2022

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RT @maiamindel: people talk about how calling out nepo babies is good and how they need to confront their privilege and yet when judas isca… — PolitiTweet.org

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The concern was that when the raw number of cases got too high, the *death rate* would soar due to incapacity to deliver treatments, and we needed to prevent that. This was an important reason not to “let ’er rip” but also a much more modest goal than Covid Zero. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 31, 2022