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Tweet NYCT Subway O @NYCTSubway 5h March 17, 2019: 5,568,464 March 17, 2020: 1,785,252 MTA New York City Subway 3.7 million of you chose not to ride with us yesterday because you want to #flattenthecurve. We miss you, but for now, we'll say: thank you for not riding with us. You're keeping NYC safer. 140 273,628 18.2K I can't wait to yell at you for making me late to things again 8:02 PM · 3/18/20 · Twitter Web App 26 Retweets 898 Likes NYCT Subway Replying to @NYCTSubway · 5h MTA New York City Subway We miss you too, Jenn! ^KB 27 11 618 What a wholesome exchange
AMERICA ISSO We didnt flatten the curve. 35,000 31.2k 30,000 25,000 United States 20,000 15,000 10,000 European Union 5,000 4.0k March April May June We turned it into a Half-Pipe
r/notinteresting Graph showcasing my age throughout the years My Age Graph 18 16 14 12 10 6. 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 -Series1 1.6k 1 Share BEST COMMENTS Let's flatten the curve Reply 310
Without Protective Healthcare system capacity Measures With Protective Measures Time since first case THIS IS THE COLD HARD TRUTH. In 2020, flat is justice
IT'S TIME WITH 4 LITTLE STRATEGY... OWASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR AT LEAST 20 SECONDS, TO FLATTEN THE CURVE.. 2AVOZD ANY CONTACT WITH OTHER PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE SICK, 3 STAY INSIDE AND WORK FROM HOME IF YOU CAN, OCLEAN AND DISINFECT FREQUENTLY TOUCHED SURFACES, 5. AND IF YOU DO GET SICK, QUARANTINE YOURSELF FROM OTHERS, WEAR4 MASK, AND COVER YOUR COUGHS AND SNEEZES WITH 4TISSUE, Without Protective Measures NO COMICALLY LARGE MALLET REQUIRED. Healtho Syst Capacity With Protective Meas TIME SINCE FIRST CASE NUMBER OF CASES
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For up-to-date information regarding COVID-19 coronavirus, including prevention and treatment, please visit CDC.gov.

Overview

#FlattenTheCurve, also known as Flatten the Curve, refers to a viral campaign to encourage people to take steps to slow the spread of the Coronavirus. The name comes from a bell-curve graph illustrating the difference in the spread of a viral outbreak when a society takes preventative measures vs. when it doesn't. When it doesn't, the outbreak can affect more people and overwhelm the health care system's capacity to treat everyone. In the graph, this is represented by a sharp curve. When society takes preventative measures, the outbreak does not affect as many people at once and health care systems can adequately handle the outbreak. This is represented by a "flatter" curve.

Background

On February 28th, 2020, Twitter user @drewaharris[1] posted a graph representing how an outbreak looks when a society takes preventative measures vs. when it doesn't. The society that takes preventative measures does not overwhelm the health care system (shown below).

Drew Harris @drewaharris Important to remember that #Covid-19 epidemic control measures may only delay cases, not prevent. However, this helps limit surge and gives hospitals time to prepare and manage. It's the difference between finding an ICU bed & ventilator or being treated in the parking lot tent. # of Without Protective Healthcare system capacity cases Measures With Protective Measures Time since first case Adapted from CDC / The Economist

Developments

On March 6th, 2020, Twitter user @CT_Bergstrom praised the graphic in a Twitter thread,[2] gaining over 10,000 retweets and 15,000 likes (shown below, left). He wrote, "This single picture explains the concept of flattening the epidemic curve to non-specialists without requiring any additional text. Looking at the picture, you can see that even if you don't reduce total cases, slowing down the rate of an epidemic can be critical." The graphic caused "#FlattenTheCurve" to trend as people took the image to heart and created variations. For example, user @SiouxsieW[3] posted a GIF representing the concept, gaining over 10,000 retweets and 12,000 likes (shown below, right).

Carl T. Bergstrom @CT_Bergstrom · Mar 6 1. A very short thread on the power of data graphics and scientific communication. Roughly a week ago, some very smart person* sat down, drew this graph, and saved lives. (*It's 2 AM. Without an economist subscription, I can't quickly discover whom. Maybe someone can help.) # of Without Protective Healthcare system capacity cases Measures With Protective Measures Time since first case Adapted from CDC / The Economist 221 27 10.3K 15.9K
Dr Siouxsie Wiles @SiouxsieW · Mar 10 Our #FlattenTheCurve graphic is now up on @Wikipedia with proper attribution & a CC-BY-SA licence. Please share far & wide and translate it into any language you can! Details in the thread below. #Covid_19 #COVID2019 #COVID19 #coronavirus Thanks to @XTOTL & @TheSpinoffTV FLATTEN THE CURVE FULL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CAPACITY TIME SINCE FIRST CASE DON'T PANIC BUT BE CAREFUL. - WASHING HANDS - NOT TOUCHING FACE - STAY HOME WHEN SICK GIF SOUKSIEW @XTOTL @THESPINOFFTV 'ADAPTED FROM @DREWAHARRIS, THOMAS SPLETTSTÖBER (@SPLETTE) AND THE CDC' CC-BY-SA 195 27 10.9K 12.9K NUMBER OF CASES

The term became a widely written-about means of mitigating the epidemic, having been covered by Vox,[4] The New York Times,[5] CBS[6] and others. The popularity of the term led #FlattenTheCurve to trend, as people recommended "social distancing" tactics, such as working from homes and not going to large events to help prevent the spread of the virus. For example, Twitter user @Sci_Phile[7] joked, "It’s finally not rude to cancel your plans," gaining over 160 retweets and 950 likes (shown below, left). User @deboevep[8] posted an image of matches meant to illustrate the concept, gaining over 200 retweets and 500 likes (shown below, right).

Kyle Hill @Sci_Phile Social distancing will help #FlattenTheCurve by taking yourself and others out of the infection chain. Same number of cases, but spread over more time, giving the health care system precious time to adjust. It's finally not rude to cancel your plans. 1:08 AM · Mar 13, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
Patrick De Boever @deboevep Social distancing helps...#CoronaOutbreak #FlattenTheCurve #tousensemble

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External References

[1] Twitter – drewaharris

[2] Twitter – @CT_Bergstrom

[3] Twitter – @SiouxsieW

[4] Vox – How canceled events and self-quarantines save lives, in one chart

[5] New York Times – Flattening the Coronavirus Curve

[6] CBS – Flattening the curve Why we need to cancel everything and stay home to help stop coronavirus

[7] Twitter – sci_phile

[8] Twitter – deboevep

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Overview

#FlattenTheCurve, also known as Flatten the Curve, refers to a viral campaign to encourage people to take steps to slow the spread of the Coronavirus. The name comes from a bell-curve graph illustrating the difference in the spread of a viral outbreak when a society takes preventative measures vs. when it doesn't. When it doesn't, the outbreak can affect more people and overwhelm the health care system's capacity to treat everyone. In the graph, this is represented by a sharp curve. When society takes preventative measures, the outbreak does not affect as many people at once and health care systems can adequately handle the outbreak. This is represented by a "flatter" curve.

Background

On February 28th, 2020, Twitter user @drewaharris[1] posted a graph representing how an outbreak looks when a society takes preventative measures vs. when it doesn't. The society that takes preventative measures does not overwhelm the health care system (shown below).


Drew Harris @drewaharris Important to remember that #Covid-19 epidemic control measures may only delay cases, not prevent. However, this helps limit surge and gives hospitals time to prepare and manage. It's the difference between finding an ICU bed & ventilator or being treated in the parking lot tent. # of Without Protective Healthcare system capacity cases Measures With Protective Measures Time since first case Adapted from CDC / The Economist

Developments

On March 6th, 2020, Twitter user @CT_Bergstrom praised the graphic in a Twitter thread,[2] gaining over 10,000 retweets and 15,000 likes (shown below, left). He wrote, "This single picture explains the concept of flattening the epidemic curve to non-specialists without requiring any additional text. Looking at the picture, you can see that even if you don't reduce total cases, slowing down the rate of an epidemic can be critical." The graphic caused "#FlattenTheCurve" to trend as people took the image to heart and created variations. For example, user @SiouxsieW[3] posted a GIF representing the concept, gaining over 10,000 retweets and 12,000 likes (shown below, right).


Carl T. Bergstrom @CT_Bergstrom · Mar 6 1. A very short thread on the power of data graphics and scientific communication. Roughly a week ago, some very smart person* sat down, drew this graph, and saved lives. (*It's 2 AM. Without an economist subscription, I can't quickly discover whom. Maybe someone can help.) # of Without Protective Healthcare system capacity cases Measures With Protective Measures Time since first case Adapted from CDC / The Economist 221 27 10.3K 15.9K Dr Siouxsie Wiles @SiouxsieW · Mar 10 Our #FlattenTheCurve graphic is now up on @Wikipedia with proper attribution & a CC-BY-SA licence. Please share far & wide and translate it into any language you can! Details in the thread below. #Covid_19 #COVID2019 #COVID19 #coronavirus Thanks to @XTOTL & @TheSpinoffTV FLATTEN THE CURVE FULL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CAPACITY TIME SINCE FIRST CASE DON'T PANIC BUT BE CAREFUL. - WASHING HANDS - NOT TOUCHING FACE - STAY HOME WHEN SICK GIF SOUKSIEW @XTOTL @THESPINOFFTV 'ADAPTED FROM @DREWAHARRIS, THOMAS SPLETTSTÖBER (@SPLETTE) AND THE CDC' CC-BY-SA 195 27 10.9K 12.9K NUMBER OF CASES

The term became a widely written-about means of mitigating the epidemic, having been covered by Vox,[4] The New York Times,[5] CBS[6] and others. The popularity of the term led #FlattenTheCurve to trend, as people recommended "social distancing" tactics, such as working from homes and not going to large events to help prevent the spread of the virus. For example, Twitter user @Sci_Phile[7] joked, "It’s finally not rude to cancel your plans," gaining over 160 retweets and 950 likes (shown below, left). User @deboevep[8] posted an image of matches meant to illustrate the concept, gaining over 200 retweets and 500 likes (shown below, right).


Kyle Hill @Sci_Phile Social distancing will help #FlattenTheCurve by taking yourself and others out of the infection chain. Same number of cases, but spread over more time, giving the health care system precious time to adjust. It's finally not rude to cancel your plans. 1:08 AM · Mar 13, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Patrick De Boever @deboevep Social distancing helps...#CoronaOutbreak #FlattenTheCurve #tousensemble

Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – drewaharris

[2] Twitter – @CT_Bergstrom

[3] Twitter – @SiouxsieW

[4] Vox – How canceled events and self-quarantines save lives, in one chart

[5] New York Times – Flattening the Coronavirus Curve

[6] CBS – Flattening the curve Why we need to cancel everything and stay home to help stop coronavirus

[7] Twitter – sci_phile

[8] Twitter – deboevep

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