# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=16 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 17 --- ## [Where there any shortages that weren't just from people overbuying because of the fear of a shortage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-there-any-shortages-that-werent-just-from-people-overbuying-because-of-the-fear-of-a-shortage/944780)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-there-any-shortages-that-werent-just-from-people-overbuying-because-of-the-fear-of-a-shortage/944780 "2021-06-23T01:48:29Z")
For example, my understanding is that if everybody simply bought toilet paper at the rate they normally bought it there would have been no toilet paper shortage. Corrections welcome, of course, as if I even need to say … --- ## [Factual: Is this lawsuit rumor true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-is-this-lawsuit-rumor-true/944207)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-is-this-lawsuit-rumor-true/944207 "2021-06-21T18:02:01Z")
A relation from St Cloud Florida claims to have 3rd hand knowledge of a COVID-related lawsuit. The basic idea is that the family of a deceased man is suing the hospital because his death certificate says he died of COVID… --- ## [Do excess death calculations factor in the lives saved by covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-excess-death-calculations-factor-in-the-lives-saved-by-covid/944354)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-excess-death-calculations-factor-in-the-lives-saved-by-covid/944354 "2021-06-21T00:32:38Z")
my understanding is that most governments aren’t doing a good job keeping track of the number who died from covid so some groups are using excess death rates compared to expected death rates to determine deaths. I belie… --- ## [Clever vaccination incentives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-vaccination-incentives/942238)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-vaccination-incentives/942238 "2021-06-16T16:10:01Z")
This has come up in passing in other threads. I thought it would be fun and interesting to put this in one place. Some of the incentives are obvious (but apparently effective): But this new one caught my eye: It’s… --- ## [Can you catch Covid if everyone is wearing a mask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-catch-covid-if-everyone-is-wearing-a-mask/943327)
**Author:** [@craft458](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/craft458)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-catch-covid-if-everyone-is-wearing-a-mask/943327 "2021-06-16T11:01:16Z")
I am wondering if you can catch Covid if everyone is wearing a mask? I would be wearing a bandanna or cloth facemask. I also wonder about situations where everyone is wearing a mask but I have to take my mask off for exa… --- ## [Fauci interview on working with Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fauci-interview-on-working-with-trump/931380)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fauci-interview-on-working-with-trump/931380 "2021-06-11T13:44:00Z")
He got death threats along with his adult kids --- ## [SARS-CoV-2 Detected in Sewage Water from March 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sars-cov-2-detected-in-sewage-water-from-march-2019/943877)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sars-cov-2-detected-in-sewage-water-from-march-2019/943877 "2021-06-10T12:47:02Z")
I think this deserved a thread on its own.: Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-science-idUSKBN23X2HQ The discovery of virus genome presence so early in Spain, if confirmed, would imply… --- ## [Is Herd Immunity Just...Luck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-herd-immunity-just-luck/940487)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-herd-immunity-just-luck/940487 "2021-06-10T01:46:42Z")
I’d be interested to hear others’ thoughts on this - if herd immunity is just playing the odds? I never had chickenpox as a child. At age 28, in the 1990s (pre-chickenpox vaccine era), I broke out with chickenpox. A da… --- ## [Can you catch Covid from touching surfaces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-catch-covid-from-touching-surfaces/943687)
**Author:** [@craft458](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/craft458)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-catch-covid-from-touching-surfaces/943687 "2021-06-08T23:46:21Z")
At the beginning of the pandemic there was a lot of concern about catching the virus from touching surfaces. Then a few months ago people started saying that you can’t catch the virus from touching surfaces. But I read o… --- ## [Horseshoe bat around the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseshoe-bat-around-the-world/943749)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horseshoe-bat-around-the-world/943749 "2021-06-08T20:16:39Z")
Horseshoe bat may carry various types of viruses. Horseshoe bats exist around the world, not just in China. Is there any research etc. done to see if there are coronavirus carrying bats in other parts of the world? Cypru… --- ## [Confusion due to use of Greek letters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusion-due-to-use-of-greek-letters/943798)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusion-due-to-use-of-greek-letters/943798 "2021-06-08T19:15:59Z")
If you look at Coronavirus in Wikipedia, you might note the classification section: lists Alphacoronavirus, Betacoronavirus, Gammacoronavirus, and Deltacoronavirus. These have nothing to do with the recent designation… --- ## [Dogs can detect Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-can-detect-covid/943365)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-can-detect-covid/943365 "2021-06-05T11:10:19Z")
According to this NYTimes article, dogs, in several countries, are being trained to detect Covid. So far, the results are very promising. “The smell is obvious, just like grilled meat for us,” --- ## [How the CDC and WHO missed that Covid was airborne for so long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-cdc-and-who-missed-that-covid-was-airborne-for-so-long/943144)
**Author:** [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-cdc-and-who-missed-that-covid-was-airborne-for-so-long/943144 "2021-06-04T19:11:46Z")
This is a fascinating article about how a “known fact” about how respiratory droplets behave was wrong, and what it took to get the WHO and CDC and medical establishment to acknowledge it, while it was costing lives. --- ## [Do scientists fully understand the variability in human response, to the second dose of Covid vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-scientists-fully-understand-the-variability-in-human-response-to-the-second-dose-of-covid-vaccine/942837)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-scientists-fully-understand-the-variability-in-human-response-to-the-second-dose-of-covid-vaccine/942837 "2021-06-03T20:48:38Z")
Pfizer and Moderna under discussion here. Understood : The vaccine is effective no matter the bodily response. Also understand all the simplified examples like : “The first shot is like this … and second shot is like th… --- ## [So are we seeing the results of network effects w.r.t. vaccinations & infections and dropping case counts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-we-seeing-the-results-of-network-effects-w-r-t-vaccinations-infections-and-dropping-case-counts/943506)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-are-we-seeing-the-results-of-network-effects-w-r-t-vaccinations-infections-and-dropping-case-counts/943506 "2021-06-03T16:42:09Z")
So as you all know, the case counts in the US have been steadily dropping for a while now. Vaccinations have been being administered, but seems to have more or less stalled- in my area it’s about 40% vaccinated so far. … --- ## [Do the COVID-19 vaccines work differently than earlier vaccines? (mRNA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-covid-19-vaccines-work-differently-than-earlier-vaccines-mrna/940494)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-covid-19-vaccines-work-differently-than-earlier-vaccines-mrna/940494 "2021-06-03T13:23:45Z")
My biology education was many years ago in high school so I have forgotten most of it. I have been reading though and I think I have the basics of how vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna work (mRNA). My question is, it se… --- ## [What happens if you get too much of a vaccine at once?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-get-too-much-of-a-vaccine-at-once/943466)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-get-too-much-of-a-vaccine-at-once/943466 "2021-06-03T00:07:41Z")
I’ve read about several instances in in which health care workers diluted COVID vaccine improperly, sometimes even giving it in undiluted form. What happens in these cases? Is this just a waste of vaccine, or can a lar… --- ## [The term "India variant" -- unobjectionable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-term-india-variant-unobjectionable/942565)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-term-india-variant-unobjectionable/942565 "2021-06-02T19:03:32Z")
I accepted the argument that tacking geographical names onto viruses (“China virus”) was unhelpful and, in some contexts, even xenophobic. Yet now I’m reading every day about the “India variant.” What happened? --- ## [How are small peer-to-peer groups restarting meetings in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-small-peer-to-peer-groups-restarting-meetings-in-real-life/943386)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-small-peer-to-peer-groups-restarting-meetings-in-real-life/943386 "2021-06-02T01:48:49Z")
I’m in two organizations that used to host peer-to-peer meetings in real life, meeting in church basements. Meeting sizes varied 5 to 20. One is an LGBTQ+ support organization, and one is a suicide bereavement support or… --- ## [Choir members/singers, how are you returning to normalcy-- or are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choir-members-singers-how-are-you-returning-to-normalcy-or-are-you/943294)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choir-members-singers-how-are-you-returning-to-normalcy-or-are-you/943294 "2021-05-31T21:36:46Z")
I’m going to kick this thread off with this story about the choir that was at the epicenter of the COVID launch: When COVID first appeared on the national scene: … The choir encouraged people who were worried about… --- ## [Vaccination Status Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccination-status-poll/939554)
**Author:** [@rejemy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rejemy)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccination-status-poll/939554 "2021-05-31T11:12:08Z")
poll Now that vaccine supplies are opening up, I thought it would interesting to get a snapshot of how far along doperdom is in getting vaccinated. I tried to make options to cover everyone, hopefully I succeeded. --- ## [Random question about my vaccination card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-question-about-my-vaccination-card/942838)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-question-about-my-vaccination-card/942838 "2021-05-29T06:12:42Z")
Basically, it accidentally got greasy. An entire corner (a large amount) is now see-through; fortunately, it didn’t blur any text and the vaccine listing part wasn’t affected. With all the fakes going around (e.g. I’ve … --- ## [Vaccine Tourism to the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-tourism-to-the-us/943069)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-tourism-to-the-us/943069 "2021-05-28T04:04:39Z")
Came across this article and wanted to share since I hadn’t seen it otherwise mentioned: Apparently, with the US having a comparatively large supply of Vaccine, and the ongoing political and supply issues in providing… --- ## [What mutations make this virus worse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mutations-make-this-virus-worse/942908)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mutations-make-this-virus-worse/942908 "2021-05-27T01:30:04Z")
when the R0 goes up is that due to changes in the spike protein that increase binding affinity with the ACE2 receptors? do any of these new mutations result in more virus shedding? what happens when the virus becomes d… --- ## [Coronavirus good news - March 2021 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172 "2021-05-26T00:35:35Z")
I was going to post this in the Breaking News thread, but there are quite a few articles, and hopefully there will be more in the coming days and months. Here are some good news articles… Biden says that there will be … --- ## [Novelty is Severity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novelty-is-severity/942482)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novelty-is-severity/942482 "2021-05-25T11:23:59Z")
Curious what people who are a little more informed than me in the ways of immunology think about this article I ran across this morning: https://www.theinsight.org/p/novelty-means-severity-the-key-to Brief summary: SA… --- ## [If the vaccine is approved for emergency use only, how SURE can they be that it’s safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-vaccine-is-approved-for-emergency-use-only-how-sure-can-they-be-that-it-s-safe/942641)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-vaccine-is-approved-for-emergency-use-only-how-sure-can-they-be-that-it-s-safe/942641 "2021-05-24T21:06:43Z")
On the one hand, I keep getting hammered with messages about how very safe the vaccines are. But then when I read the fine print, it turns out that they’ve been approved for emergency use only. I feel like I’m missing p… --- ## [Take a guess at when you will end up being vaccinated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 743\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-guess-at-when-you-will-end-up-being-vaccinated/929006 "2021-05-24T15:04:51Z")
Only one guy who I know personally has been so far, and well, he’s an M.D. and the head of infectious diseases at a nearby hospital, so he absolutely should have been among the first. Me? It’s hard to triangulate the lo… --- ## [Which vaccine would you get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-vaccine-would-you-get/942645)
**Author:** [@mr\_jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_jp)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-vaccine-would-you-get/942645 "2021-05-23T20:59:17Z")
Here in Denmark they just opened up for both Johnson and Johnson, Astrazeneca, and Pfizer. If you had a free choice between those, which one would you take? Pfizer is a bit later, so Im thinking one of the first two. --- ## [How many times have you been restricted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-been-restricted/938810)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-have-you-been-restricted/938810 "2021-05-22T14:38:15Z")
Ontario is trying to strike a balance between restricting movement and opening businesses. Like many places, they have a colour coded system with different conditions for each. Our numbers in my local area seem to be g… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=17)