# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [Thread and Topic Bans in The Quarantine Zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-and-topic-bans-in-the-quarantine-zone/979794)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-and-topic-bans-in-the-quarantine-zone/979794 "2023-02-14T19:44:10Z")
Topic Bans: Board-wide topic ban for Bob\_Blaylock for COVID-related matters. After discussion in the mod loop, staff have decided to impose a board-wide topic ban on you. You are not permitted to discuss COVID-relate… --- ## [Coronavirus Information, Maps, Trackers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-information-maps-trackers/849623)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-information-maps-trackers/849623 "2021-09-25T18:08:09Z")
Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for System Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University Thanks to Cardinal Fang for the fix. Coronavirus Dashboard Supposedly run by a high school student … --- ## [About the The Quarantine Zone category](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-the-quarantine-zone-category/911019)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-the-quarantine-zone-category/911019 "2020-06-19T22:44:21Z")
M-m-m-my Corona(virus). And yours too. News, updates, facts, fictions (marked as such), opinions. For the more argumentative stuff, take it to the usual places (Great Debates, The Pit.) NO POLITICS. Moderators : @e… --- ## [Forum Rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-rules/849673)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-rules/849673 "2021-04-08T04:35:15Z")
Updated slightly by Puzzlegal, 12/29/2021: This forum is about anything related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Keep politics and debates out of this forum. Great Debates and Elections may be used for those threads and p… --- ## [With 7 vaccine shots and a Covid infection years ago, do I still need boosters or am I done for good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-7-vaccine-shots-and-a-covid-infection-years-ago-do-i-still-need-boosters-or-am-i-done-for-good/1032583)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-7-vaccine-shots-and-a-covid-infection-years-ago-do-i-still-need-boosters-or-am-i-done-for-good/1032583 "2026-09-16T20:13:09Z")
I have received 7 Covid vaccinations (Pfizer and Novavax) during the time period of March 2021 through September 2025. I also got a Covid (probably Omicron) breakthrough infection in January 2023. The stuff I’m reading … --- ## [The new flu vaccine, mFLUSIVA, the mRNA-based vaccine by Moderna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-flu-vaccine-mflusiva-the-mrna-based-vaccine-by-moderna/1032579)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-flu-vaccine-mflusiva-the-mrna-based-vaccine-by-moderna/1032579 "2026-09-14T22:32:17Z")
It has been approved by the FDA for the 2026-2027 flu season, with accelerated approval for adults 65 and over. It’s supposed to be more effective than the old flu vaccine, and in addition, they can be quicker about tai… --- ## [Is Ebola Coming Back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ebola-coming-back/1023420)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ebola-coming-back/1023420 "2026-09-13T02:43:11Z")
There are now treatments and vaccines available–but does anyone want to spend the money? --- ## [Can we discuss hantavirus here? (Answer: Yes.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-hantavirus-here-answer-yes/1029978)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-hantavirus-here-answer-yes/1029978 "2026-05-20T00:30:32Z")
I definitely remember when it became a household word in the summer of 1993, when a perfect storm of factors led to an outbreak in the Four Corners region. It wasn’t a new disease, and when I went to that region in Febr… --- ## [Why is there no quality control in consumer products ever since the coronavirus started?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-quality-control-in-consumer-products-ever-since-the-coronavirus-started/926315)
**Author:** [@craft458](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/craft458)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-quality-control-in-consumer-products-ever-since-the-coronavirus-started/926315 "2026-04-28T00:17:21Z")
I have noticed ever since the coronavirus started that there is a very concerning lack of quality control in products that you buy and products that I have bought all my life without any issues suddenly constantly have i… --- ## [When should I get my next Covid Vaccination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-get-my-next-covid-vaccination/990285)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-i-get-my-next-covid-vaccination/990285 "2026-04-25T19:06:17Z")
So I started off with J&J, then Moderna, then Pfizer. I hear of a new vaccine that’s either coming out, or already out. My last shot was 9/19/22. I already got my flue shot for the year. I’m 43 years old this November. I… --- ## [How were you affected physically because of Covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-you-affected-physically-because-of-covid/1027188)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-you-affected-physically-because-of-covid/1027188 "2026-02-13T21:43:34Z")
If you got hit by Covid and you came out pretty much the same as before, that is good. If, on the other hand, you came out of the ordeal with permanent damage, would you mind telling us what happened? I lost some sense… --- ## [Should I get the MMR vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-mmr-vaccine/1012013)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-the-mmr-vaccine/1012013 "2026-02-12T04:25:25Z")
I was born in 1966, and my parents made sure I had all the vaccines available back then. I have always assumed I was “fully vaxxed.” But this article throws some doubt on that, related to Measles. And I don’t have any… --- ## [Nipah virus -- Time to sound the panic klaxons soon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nipah-virus-time-to-sound-the-panic-klaxons-soon/950785)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nipah-virus-time-to-sound-the-panic-klaxons-soon/950785 "2026-01-31T00:15:05Z")
The forum title, “Quarantine Zone”, seems to be non-Covid-specific. So how about a little panic for the Nipah virus? https://news.yahoo.com/experts-nipah-virus-potential-another-010041031.html OT1H, less transmissible… --- ## [Were the covid numbers fudged to get additional disaster relief funding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-covid-numbers-fudged-to-get-additional-disaster-relief-funding/1027121)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-covid-numbers-fudged-to-get-additional-disaster-relief-funding/1027121 "2026-01-29T03:45:05Z")
My sister spent time in the emergency room yesterday. We spent a lot of time talking to our nurse. She told us that during the pandemic, she’d personally seen examples of people dying in car accidents and then being pos… --- ## [Do you covid test every time you get a cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covid-test-every-time-you-get-a-cold/1025582)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-covid-test-every-time-you-get-a-cold/1025582 "2026-01-19T13:36:52Z")
My wife and I had colds the past week. Based on our cumulative 130 years of experience - clearly just colds. When we told people (asking if they wanted to get together for pre-planned events), a couple of people asked … --- ## [In retrospect, what big events were truly “superspreader”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-retrospect-what-big-events-were-truly-superspreader/1025997)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-retrospect-what-big-events-were-truly-superspreader/1025997 "2025-12-25T06:29:42Z")
Plenty of public events with large numbers of people were (and sometimes are) feared to be the locus for an explosion of Covid infections. Sturgis and the Tokyo Olympics are two of the most high profile examples. So giv… --- ## [Got my COVID shot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-my-covid-shot/1023231)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-my-covid-shot/1023231 "2025-12-05T11:42:54Z")
Was no big deal last year, but now it’s a challenge. My local grocery (Hannafords; I’m in NY) had them, so I went while it was still possible. I called in advance; their pharmacy phone had a recorded message they had it.… --- ## [Is this category still useful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-category-still-useful/1025371)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-category-still-useful/1025371 "2025-12-04T01:29:18Z")
None of the threads has had a post since Oct. 31. --- ## [Strong unpleasant reactions to vaccines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strong-unpleasant-reactions-to-vaccines/1024417)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strong-unpleasant-reactions-to-vaccines/1024417 "2025-10-30T18:15:04Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is there any connection whatsoever between getting a flu shot and getting the flu?: This is related, but feels like a question for a new thread… Some of us (raises hand) get really sick … --- ## [Florida is scrapping their childhood vaccine mandates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-scrapping-their-childhood-vaccine-mandates/1022716)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-is-scrapping-their-childhood-vaccine-mandates/1022716 "2025-10-30T17:00:36Z")
Is there a way to make sure measles doesn’t escape the state lines? Seriously, though, this seems like a health disaster in the making. --- ## [MRNA Vaccines Lead to Longer Lives for Cancer Patients](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrna-vaccines-lead-to-longer-lives-for-cancer-patients/1024261)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrna-vaccines-lead-to-longer-lives-for-cancer-patients/1024261 "2025-10-24T22:58:50Z")
There is a fascinating article in this morning’s Montreal Gazette reprinted from the Washington Post that claims that people with non-small-cell lung cancer and Melanoma and who had received the mRNA vaccine against Covi… --- ## [Should we start talking about Mpox (formerly called Monkeypox)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-start-talking-about-mpox-formerly-called-monkeypox/967120)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-start-talking-about-mpox-formerly-called-monkeypox/967120 "2025-10-01T01:45:22Z")
…or maybe not yet? https://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2022/monkpox062722.html … The need for vaccine or antivirals is being evaluated on a case-by-case basis, in consultation with CDC officials. The CDC doe… --- ## [Is the COVID Pandemic...over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-covid-pandemic-over/1016886)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-covid-pandemic-over/1016886 "2025-09-17T11:14:55Z")
At work, no-one still checks customers at the entrance with thermometers, maintains at least 6 feet distant, wears masks, etc. So… Has the Center for Disease Control or some government entity stated…or implied…that the… --- ## [Latest recommendations on boosters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-recommendations-on-boosters/1022244)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-recommendations-on-boosters/1022244 "2025-09-09T16:53:17Z")
Per my pharmacy website, I had the Moderna vaccine in June 2024, and the Pfizer vaccine in November 2024. Doesn’t look like an updated one will be available for several months - but I’m wondering if it’s worth getting a… --- ## [Getting vaccinated abroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-vaccinated-abroad/1022700)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-vaccinated-abroad/1022700 "2025-09-03T13:10:49Z")
Okay, so it’s gotten complicated to get vaccinated for covid in the US. But my son points out that we are visiting Japan in October. Does anyone know if we could get jabbed there? And if so, what we’d need to do and wha… --- ## [Which to get first](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-to-get-first/1021913)
**Author:** [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-to-get-first/1021913 "2025-08-21T18:37:02Z")
I get a flu shot every year. I got it a few months ago. What to get next, covid booster ( only had 2 modernas 4 years ago) Pneumonia, or rsv ( had it in Dec. dog sick.) How many days between shots? --- ## [Were you an "essential worker" in 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-an-essential-worker-in-2020/996257)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-an-essential-worker-in-2020/996257 "2025-08-21T03:04:06Z")
Since there’s talk of winding this forum down, I thought this would be a good time to reflect on what’s certainly been the biggest historical event to happen in my lifetime (which includes 9/11 and the fall of the Soviet… --- ## [Paxlovid Is it worth the risks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paxlovid-is-it-worth-the-risks/1020635)
**Author:** [@JoePockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoePockets)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paxlovid-is-it-worth-the-risks/1020635 "2025-08-05T15:20:06Z")
I Sunday I had sore a throat, nasal drip and fever andTested negative Monday morning went Urgent care and tested positive the women prescribed paxlovid. After read all the side affects I’m nervous, Because of my age 72… --- ## [Have "excess deaths" leveled off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-excess-deaths-leveled-off/1020638)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-excess-deaths-leveled-off/1020638 "2025-07-09T23:06:00Z")
One of the ways we knew things were going on during the early stages of the pandemic was the number of “excess deaths” over and above the amount that would normally be occurring absent the pandemic. One would expect, po… --- ## [New information suggests a laboratory accident that might have been the spark that started the Covid-19 pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-information-suggests-a-laboratory-accident-that-might-have-been-the-spark-that-started-the-covid-19-pandemic/1015672)
**Author:** [@LouMa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouMa)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-information-suggests-a-laboratory-accident-that-might-have-been-the-spark-that-started-the-covid-19-pandemic/1015672 "2025-04-24T01:33:32Z")
NYT writes that scientists have withheld information about the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic. This undermines trust in government structures and science. How can we trust the information we get from them? How dangero… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=1)