Thread by @paulkrugman

This is going to be a very dark and tragic winter — especially tragic because so many Americans are going to die unnecessarily 1/ nytimes.com/2020/11/27/hea…

We've known since the early days of the pandemic that it was crucial to flatten the curve to avoid overloading the health care system 2/ nytimes.com/article/flatte…

And the case for flattening the curve is especially strong now that we know that a vaccine is on the way: at this point an infection postponed for a few months may well be an infection avoided 3/

So refusing to take measures to limit the spread of the pandemic now — or, in the case of the Supreme Court, blocking states from acting responsibly — is basically a decision to kill people 4/