MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Washington Post article explained the effects social distancing had on certain cities during the 1918 Influenza pandemic. It examined how St. Louis had a much lower peak than Philadelphia because people in St. Louis proactively socially distanced.
Doctor advises to continue social distancing as Shelby County's predicted peak is a month away
As history shows with a previous pandemic, social distancing works and has an effect on a peak.