# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=17 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 18 --- ## [Is going to events where there will be singing, laughing and yelling a bad idea even post-vaccination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-going-to-events-where-there-will-be-singing-laughing-and-yelling-a-bad-idea-even-post-vaccination/942512)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-going-to-events-where-there-will-be-singing-laughing-and-yelling-a-bad-idea-even-post-vaccination/942512 "2021-05-21T13:19:48Z")
They’re starting to open up things like concerts and stand up comedy, but even if you’re vaccinated don’t acts like singing, yelling, laughing, etc shed more viruses than just simple talking? And with the Indian variant … --- ## [The responsibility of the vaccinated to keep masking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-responsibility-of-the-vaccinated-to-keep-masking/942196)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-responsibility-of-the-vaccinated-to-keep-masking/942196 "2021-05-20T13:14:55Z")
Something I’ve been thinking about with the recent debates over the CDC recommendations. Many folks are declaring that they’ll keep masking for personal reasons, such as living with vulnerable family members or being ne… --- ## [The black fungal lung infections in India](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-fungal-lung-infections-in-india/941941)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-fungal-lung-infections-in-india/941941 "2021-05-20T11:41:39Z")
My husband has been frightening himself reading about a horrible black fungal infection that is turning up in COVID-19 patients in India. I read about it in various online publications, too, but none of them are big mai… --- ## [Will Covid turn a lot of people into permanent germ freaks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-covid-turn-a-lot-of-people-into-permanent-germ-freaks/942012)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-covid-turn-a-lot-of-people-into-permanent-germ-freaks/942012 "2021-05-17T18:37:42Z")
I’ve read a significant amount of Americans plan on wearing masks a good amount of time even after mask mandates are dropped, East-Asian style. Then I read articles like this, things I would have scoffed at pre-Covid bu… --- ## [Sweden do-nothing approach good, US/UK/other countries' early do-nothing approach bad. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweden-do-nothing-approach-good-us-uk-other-countries-early-do-nothing-approach-bad-why/850962)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 927\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweden-do-nothing-approach-good-us-uk-other-countries-early-do-nothing-approach-bad-why/850962 "2021-05-17T09:29:33Z")
Why do scientists (and many journalists writing about it) hold up Sweden’s do-nothing herd immunity approach to COVID-19 as a model where “we have much to learn from them”, while the early “do nothing” approaches of the … --- ## [Terminology: vaccine for variant = "booster"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-vaccine-for-variant-booster/942024)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-vaccine-for-variant-booster/942024 "2021-05-17T06:28:50Z")
There is talk of possibly needing, somewhere down the road, “booster” shots of COVID vaccine that are targeted at variant(s) of concern for which the original COVID vaccines do not provide adequate protection. Is it app… --- ## [Continuing to keep masking for your own reasons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continuing-to-keep-masking-for-your-own-reasons/941850)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continuing-to-keep-masking-for-your-own-reasons/941850 "2021-05-16T19:06:58Z")
Food for thought. I can understand the desire for the anonymity/protection from intrusion that the face mask offers. (This may be paywalled. I accessed it for free through Pocket. I’ll quote as much relevant stuff as … --- ## [Is herd immunity just a pipe dream with the Indian variant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-herd-immunity-just-a-pipe-dream-with-the-indian-variant/942165)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-herd-immunity-just-a-pipe-dream-with-the-indian-variant/942165 "2021-05-16T03:25:26Z")
My understanding is we need about 80% vaccinated with the UK variant to reach herd immunity. But with the Indian variant, I’m wondering if the herd immunity rate is closer to 90%. Scientists in the U.K. now say th… --- ## [7 Yankees Coaches Test Positive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-yankees-coaches-test-positive/941950)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-yankees-coaches-test-positive/941950 "2021-05-15T03:44:01Z")
And apparently they were all vaccinated. 6 of the 7 are asymptomatic, but this is still concerning. While not confirmed, it is believed that they all took the J&J version. Others, including some players, are still awa… --- ## [Get vaccinated, win $1,000,000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-vaccinated-win-1-000-000/942043)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-vaccinated-win-1-000-000/942043 "2021-05-14T12:38:06Z")
Ohio governor Mike DeWine has announced a lottery to begin on May 26 and continue for five weeks. All adult Ohio residents who have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine are eligible to receive $1,000,000 in a… --- ## [India on pace to be worst-hit Covid nation by end of 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-on-pace-to-be-worst-hit-covid-nation-by-end-of-2021/915586)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-on-pace-to-be-worst-hit-covid-nation-by-end-of-2021/915586 "2021-05-14T12:33:46Z")
NYT article (might be behind paywall): MIT researchers project that by the end of next year, India will be the worst-hit nation in the world, surpassing the USA and Brazil. --- ## [What's the current state (odds) of ventilator treatment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-current-state-odds-of-ventilator-treatment/941888)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-current-state-odds-of-ventilator-treatment/941888 "2021-05-13T05:34:43Z")
So… last spring/summer I remember that if your COVID-19 case was severe enough that you got put on a ventilator, you had something like a 50% chance of surviving. Now that we’re more than a year out, have these numbers … --- ## [Fully vaxed adults with a toddler... guidelines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fully-vaxed-adults-with-a-toddler-guidelines/941791)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fully-vaxed-adults-with-a-toddler-guidelines/941791 "2021-05-12T18:44:00Z")
My wife and I will, in a couple of weeks, be fully vaxed (Moderna, if it matters). We have a 2.25-year-old daughter who is, of course, so far unvaxxed. Anyone have any idea what the guidelines are for what we should and… --- ## [Refilling hand disinfectant from one bottle to another - OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refilling-hand-disinfectant-from-one-bottle-to-another-ok/941697)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refilling-hand-disinfectant-from-one-bottle-to-another-ok/941697 "2021-05-11T02:50:56Z")
I have a bottle of clinical grade hand disinfectant (Sterillium) in my home for use when I come in from outside. I also carry a smaller bottle of the same product with me, which has quite a handy size. When that bottle i… --- ## [COVID vaccinations for young children - a major ethical issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccinations-for-young-children-a-major-ethical-issue/941618)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccinations-for-young-children-a-major-ethical-issue/941618 "2021-05-11T01:10:52Z")
Continuing the discussion from Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News: Quoting from @eschrodinger’s post in that thread\*: Huge vaccine news. Pfizer has applied to the FDA for authorization for it… --- ## [Pandemic dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-dreams/941032)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pandemic-dreams/941032 "2021-05-08T03:17:51Z")
Like a lot of people, I’ve occasionally had those “anxiety dreams” about suddenly realizing that you’ve shown up to work naked, or that you suddenly discover it’s the day of a big final exam that you completely forgot to… --- ## [AstraZeneca approval in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astrazeneca-approval-in-the-us/937911)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 393\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astrazeneca-approval-in-the-us/937911 "2021-05-06T20:43:20Z")
AstraZeneca would be the 4th vaccine in the US if approved. There are now reports of possible blood clot issues in countries using it and some are putting it on pause. Do you think this will affect approval in the US an… --- ## [Vaccine refuser data thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-refuser-data-thread/929542)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-refuser-data-thread/929542 "2021-05-06T12:30:32Z")
As vaccines roll out, I guess the number of refusers is going to become a pretty hot topic; so I started this thread as a place to log data on (and consequences of) refusal. As of today I could find no live data describ… --- ## [What 95% vaccine efficacy means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-95-vaccine-efficacy-means/941014)
**Author:** [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-95-vaccine-efficacy-means/941014 "2021-05-05T19:52:45Z")
Continuing the discussion from I've had my first shot; can I act like I'm fully vaxxed?: Bolding mine. This is such an important misunderstanding, one which an enormous amount of people make, that I wanted to address … --- ## [Fully vaccinated Doctors getting Covid in India, how concerning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fully-vaccinated-doctors-getting-covid-in-india-how-concerning/941315)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fully-vaccinated-doctors-getting-covid-in-india-how-concerning/941315 "2021-05-04T17:32:43Z")
At one hospital in New Delhi! 37 fully vaccinated doctors came down with Covid and of these 5 were hospitalised. Admittedly, these were in perhaps the most high risk very high exposure group, but so soon? Reading the… --- ## [How many days after the vaccine can someone get drunk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-after-the-vaccine-can-someone-get-drunk/940221 "2021-05-04T01:16:35Z")
How many days after getting the first vaccine shot, can someone get drunk? --- ## [Injecting a vaccine into a tattoo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injecting-a-vaccine-into-a-tattoo/940562)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/injecting-a-vaccine-into-a-tattoo/940562 "2021-05-03T23:50:39Z")
My boyfriend got his first shot today - yay! He told me that a heavily tattooed guy had to be put behind a screen to get the vaccine injected into his thigh because apparently they don’t vax into a tattoo. I’d never hea… --- ## [Dr. B Standby List for Vaccines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-b-standby-list-for-vaccines/937650)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-b-standby-list-for-vaccines/937650 "2021-05-03T16:04:07Z")
For those of you having problems scheduling a vaccine appointment, you should register here: Basically, whenever a vaccination site has leftover vaccines that they would otherwise have to throw away, they reach out to… --- ## [Experiences at COVID vaccination sites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-at-covid-vaccination-sites/941258)
**Author:** [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-at-covid-vaccination-sites/941258 "2021-05-03T14:30:18Z")
I’m interested in people’s experiences both with working or volunteering at vaccination sites, and experiences receiving vaccinations at those sites. I’m mostly interested in the big mass vaccination sites, and how they… --- ## [What ever happened to that money the Gates foundation was supposed to be giving out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-that-money-the-gates-foundation-was-supposed-to-be-giving-out/941256)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-that-money-the-gates-foundation-was-supposed-to-be-giving-out/941256 "2021-05-03T02:05:44Z")
Back in 2020, we heard a lot about how the Gates foundation was going to help us get vaccines faster. Pre-funding plants, that sort of thing. Speaking at the Paris Peace Forum today, Melinda Gates will commit an addi… --- ## [What is this thing on the vaccine syringes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-on-the-vaccine-syringes/940670)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-thing-on-the-vaccine-syringes/940670 "2021-05-03T00:00:55Z")
My neighbor and I, who watch the news on TV together a lot, have been wondering what this thing is on the covid vaccine syringes. It’s the orange thingy in this pic: Here’s another … --- ## [Repetitive exposures to low viral loads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetitive-exposures-to-low-viral-loads/941003)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repetitive-exposures-to-low-viral-loads/941003 "2021-04-30T06:52:15Z")
I often wonder if some of those who have had many exposures to low viral loads may build some immunity. I know of several people who have antibodies for the virus but are not aware of ever having and symptoms. --- ## [I've had my first shot; can I act like I'm fully vaxxed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-my-first-shot-can-i-act-like-im-fully-vaxxed/940902)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-my-first-shot-can-i-act-like-im-fully-vaxxed/940902 "2021-04-29T18:24:37Z")
I got my first Pfizer shot over two weeks ago. I will be going to my scheduled second shot. I’ve done some reading and the current best evidence shows that right now I’m as protected from COVID as I’ll ever be, or clos… --- ## [The "Double Mutant Variant" ... ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-double-mutant-variant/941028)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-double-mutant-variant/941028 "2021-04-29T12:03:47Z")
… … … shouldn’t be called the “double mutant variant” because it makes no scientific sense. Here’s why. In any case, will this never end? I honestly think I will end up getting a seasonal “COVID shot” much like peopl… --- ## [Great, CDC putting J&J Vaccine on hold because of clotting- I just got it Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-cdc-putting-j-j-vaccine-on-hold-because-of-clotting-i-just-got-it-sunday/939903)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-cdc-putting-j-j-vaccine-on-hold-because-of-clotting-i-just-got-it-sunday/939903 "2021-04-28T23:11:42Z")
Great…I was actually happy I managed to get the J&J vaccine because it’s one and done, and supposedly protects very well against hospitalization from Covid, even though it’s not rated quite as effective as the Pfizer and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=18)