Forgive me if this is a cold question; I genuinely want to understand the answer. Isn't a 90% death rate of coronavirus patients on ventilators somewhat in tension with the message that we have to do everything in our power to flatten the curve so we don't run out of ventilators?
I agree, but it's important to remember that "survive" in this context means only that they don't die during the study. The people coming off of ventilation are not well.