The term “flattening the curve” is everywhere, in personal discussion and the media coverage of COVID-19. But how far away is everyone from actually flattening it, here in Canada and around the world? What lessons can we learn for when the worst of COVID-19 hits us and our healthcare system? Today, Adrian Cheung talks to two infectious disease doctors, Dr. Albert Ko from Yale’s School of Public Health and Dr. Susy Hota from the University Health Network – on how being proactive vs. reactive changes the impact of the virus, and what it will really take to flatten the curve for good.