# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=18 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 19 --- ## [What is the current state of domestic air travel? (Fact-based answers, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-state-of-domestic-air-travel-fact-based-answers-please/849774)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-state-of-domestic-air-travel-fact-based-answers-please/849774 "2021-04-28T14:44:08Z")
Asking for fact-based answers, based on something you know from a reliable source. Cites welcome. I have heard a lot about people and businesses curtailing unnecessary travel, but I have not heard anything about domesti… --- ## [Is there any evidence that exercise soon after shot reduces effectiveness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-that-exercise-soon-after-shot-reduces-effectiveness/940788)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-that-exercise-soon-after-shot-reduces-effectiveness/940788 "2021-04-28T11:56:32Z")
Tomorrow morning I get my second Moderna shot. On the day of my first shot I felt fine and went hiking and had a grand time. On the day after the first shot I felt tired and went to bed early, and my arm had a little sor… --- ## [How long will you continue to wear a mask when you’re fully vaccinated and immunized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-you-continue-to-wear-a-mask-when-you-re-fully-vaccinated-and-immunized/937964)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-you-continue-to-wear-a-mask-when-you-re-fully-vaccinated-and-immunized/937964 "2021-04-27T19:11:43Z")
Especially in relation to current (lack of) mask mandate on the part of government or private business where you live. I’m especially wondering who’s going to continue with them after they’re ended, for how long, and whe… --- ## [Blood Clot Information](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-clot-information/940332)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-clot-information/940332 "2021-04-27T17:59:35Z")
With the concern of blood clots due to the AstraZeneca vaccine, the issue has been much in the news. The news rarely reports items in much depth, often interviewing contradicting experts. The goal of this report is to … --- ## [Why do people seem to feel worse after the second vaccine than the first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-seem-to-feel-worse-after-the-second-vaccine-than-the-first/940482)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-seem-to-feel-worse-after-the-second-vaccine-than-the-first/940482 "2021-04-27T14:10:13Z")
Not speaking from personal experience. Not yet, anyway. My mother’s first vaccine shot didn’t bother her very much, but her second one hit her like a ton of bricks, taking several days to fully recover from. She felt … --- ## [When will the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine get full FDA approval?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-pfizer-and-moderna-vaccine-get-full-fda-approval/940811)
**Author:** [@r3bdr355](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/r3bdr355)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-pfizer-and-moderna-vaccine-get-full-fda-approval/940811 "2021-04-26T21:46:33Z")
So my Attorney General just announced that Virginia colleges and universities can legally mandate that all students and staff get vaccinated from COVID-19: Virginia official: Colleges can tell students to get vaccines - … --- ## [Why is India experiencing a surge in Covid in April 2021?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-india-experiencing-a-surge-in-covid-in-april-2021/940798)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-india-experiencing-a-surge-in-covid-in-april-2021/940798 "2021-04-26T18:16:56Z")
Continuing the discussion from Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News: I’m not following you. I’m not suggesting that it was only the festivals that caused the surge. The article and several oth… --- ## [The effect of the Coronavirus on crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effect-of-the-coronavirus-on-crime/851378)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-effect-of-the-coronavirus-on-crime/851378 "2021-04-26T16:27:22Z")
What has been (and possibly will be) the effect of COVID 19 on crime? I would imagine that with people staying at home, there will be fewer ‘external’ type of crime such as robberies, car theft, and muggings. But there… --- ## [What percent of people are predicted to get vaccinated in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-of-people-are-predicted-to-get-vaccinated-in-the-us/940709)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percent-of-people-are-predicted-to-get-vaccinated-in-the-us/940709 "2021-04-25T21:25:46Z")
there are maybe 260 million Americans over age 16, with maybe another 70 million age 1-15. I’ve heard that about 160 million Americans are expected to get vaccinated. I think as of right now about 130-140 million have h… --- ## [International travel for the Covid vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-for-the-covid-vaccine/940664)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-travel-for-the-covid-vaccine/940664 "2021-04-25T13:53:13Z")
Let’s say there is a specific Covid vaccine available in Canada and the UK that is not currently available in the US. Is there any reason, either legal or logistical, that would prevent me from traveling to that country… --- ## [Dreading the second dose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreading-the-second-dose/939817)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreading-the-second-dose/939817 "2021-04-25T12:48:48Z")
I just got off the phone with someone who received his second dose of Moderna’s vaccine 4 days ago. He describes a severe reaction that almost landed him in the ICU. His symptoms began 8 hours after his (second) shot, an… --- ## [Is this the first time we have had the the technology to fight off a widespread pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-time-we-have-had-the-the-technology-to-fight-off-a-widespread-pandemic/940660)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-first-time-we-have-had-the-the-technology-to-fight-off-a-widespread-pandemic/940660 "2021-04-25T12:45:31Z")
Got my 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine today! While I was waiting for my turn I started to wonder if this is the first time in history where there has been a pandemic that spread quickly across the globe and we had the … --- ## [COVID test after vaccination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-test-after-vaccination/940638)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-test-after-vaccination/940638 "2021-04-24T12:14:35Z")
If you’re tested for COVID after you’ve been vaccinated (and given enough time for the vaccine to kick in), would the test show that you’ve been vaccinated? Would the test result be any different than someone who’s actua… --- ## [NY Covid Vax Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-covid-vax-q/940637)
**Author:** [@FelixF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FelixF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-covid-vax-q/940637 "2021-04-23T19:35:22Z")
Does anyone know if there’s a process to double check NY State vax schedule? I have a weird thing where my PDF confirmation shows a different time than the email. Not a big deal, one is the AM, the other is noon, I can s… --- ## [Smoking and Covid-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-and-covid-19/852439)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-and-covid-19/852439 "2021-04-23T11:17:58Z")
A lot of people, including reputable sources, assume that smoking is negatively associated with Covid-19, particularly regarding survival rates. This was widely cited as an explanation for the gender discrepancy in China… --- ## [Why did all the vaccines seem to come online at the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-all-the-vaccines-seem-to-come-online-at-the-same-time/940554)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-all-the-vaccines-seem-to-come-online-at-the-same-time/940554 "2021-04-22T23:39:43Z")
It occurred to me that most of the major vaccines seem to have become available to the public at the same time (roughly December, 2020). Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca at the least (I did not check J&J). I would think… --- ## [Which governors are doing the best and worst jobs at handling the COVID 19 crisis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-governors-are-doing-the-best-and-worst-jobs-at-handling-the-covid-19-crisis/852077)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-governors-are-doing-the-best-and-worst-jobs-at-handling-the-covid-19-crisis/852077 "2021-04-22T19:43:38Z")
Of all 50 of the US states, which ones have governors that are doing the best to handle the COVID 19 crisis? Which ones are doing the most poorly? Obviously, different states have different challenges. Some were hit har… --- ## [Stupid little things the pandemic has taken from you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-little-things-the-pandemic-has-taken-from-you/923407)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-little-things-the-pandemic-has-taken-from-you/923407 "2021-04-22T16:02:20Z")
I have a very strong photic sneeze reflex which triggers every time I step out of a building during the day. These sneezes are rather pleasant, unlike when you’re sick or affected by an allergen. On overcast days, I hab… --- ## [Evaluating when you feel comfortable travelling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evaluating-when-you-feel-comfortable-travelling/940346)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evaluating-when-you-feel-comfortable-travelling/940346 "2021-04-21T02:01:26Z")
I’ve got my 2nd dose of Pfizer scheduled for 4/28. There’s an important family event 1500 miles away on 5/1. I won’t be fully vaccinated according to the standards; that takes a full two weeks after the 2nd dose. CDC rec… --- ## [Can llamas help fight covid-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-llamas-help-fight-covid-19/854330)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-llamas-help-fight-covid-19/854330 "2021-04-21T00:29:55Z")
I don’t understand how this could work. It seems like it would require regular infusions of these antibodies (as opposed to one or several shots of a vaccine). Doing this for an entire population, or even just health… --- ## [Is it safe to stop wearing KN95 face masks and wear only cloth/surgical masks after getting fully vaccinated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-stop-wearing-kn95-face-masks-and-wear-only-cloth-surgical-masks-after-getting-fully-vaccinated/940215)
**Author:** [@drkentries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drkentries)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-stop-wearing-kn95-face-masks-and-wear-only-cloth-surgical-masks-after-getting-fully-vaccinated/940215 "2021-04-19T23:11:27Z")
So my husband and I are having a disagreement over when we can finally stop wearing KN95 masks and just wear cloth masks with a surgical mask underneath. He was under the impression that we no longer need to wear KN95 ma… --- ## [Biggest drop in suicide rate in 40 years - 6% in 2020 amid pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-drop-in-suicide-rate-in-40-years-6-in-2020-amid-pandemic/940084)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-drop-in-suicide-rate-in-40-years-6-in-2020-amid-pandemic/940084 "2021-04-19T18:58:53Z")
Continuing the discussion from Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News: This is a big deal to me for a couple reasons. One of the reasons is because it was unexpected. Another reason is that Andr… --- ## [Looks like a booster shot will be needed after a year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-a-booster-shot-will-be-needed-after-a-year/940143)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-a-booster-shot-will-be-needed-after-a-year/940143 "2021-04-19T18:03:26Z")
I just heard on the news that a ‘third’ booster shot will be needed after a year. That’s assuming of course that one has gotten a two-shot dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. This is not surprising-- you need… --- ## [Anyone else feel unusually good after first Covid shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-feel-unusually-good-after-first-covid-shot/940131)
**Author:** [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-feel-unusually-good-after-first-covid-shot/940131 "2021-04-19T14:04:19Z")
I got part one of my 2-part Covid-19 vaccine today (about 9 hours ago). I was expecting to feel at least some of the common side-effects. The only one that even comes close is a very mild soreness at the injection site. … --- ## [Why did my PCR test turn out negative if I was vaccinated 18 days ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-pcr-test-turn-out-negative-if-i-was-vaccinated-18-days-ago/940165)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-pcr-test-turn-out-negative-if-i-was-vaccinated-18-days-ago/940165 "2021-04-17T00:20:47Z")
I was vaccinated 18 days ago with Astrazeneca, so I am a little bit immune by now. I still need a second jab, that will be given in about ten weeks time. But I have to travel abroad tomorrow, so I had to do a PCR test to… --- ## [Anyone had the J&J vaccine? Is there a reaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-the-j-j-vaccine-is-there-a-reaction/937336)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-the-j-j-vaccine-is-there-a-reaction/937336 "2021-04-15T23:01:45Z")
I’m scheduled for it tomorrow. Indiana wasn’t going to open the vaccine to people 50-55 for another several weeks, but then the J&J vaccine became available, and we got a lot more vaccine than we were projected to have … --- ## [Why shove a 6-inch long swab up into a person's nose and amplify it 45 times to test for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shove-a-6-inch-long-swab-up-into-a-persons-nose-and-amplify-it-45-times-to-test-for-it/939908)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shove-a-6-inch-long-swab-up-into-a-persons-nose-and-amplify-it-45-times-to-test-for-it/939908 "2021-04-15T14:33:57Z")
OK, I know and acknowledge that airborne transmission is real. Don’t confuse me with covidiots. But I just don’t get why they shove a 6-inch long swab up into a person’s nose and amplify it 45 times to test for it? If ai… --- ## [Brazil: Looks like they're next](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazil-looks-like-theyre-next/854467)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brazil-looks-like-theyre-next/854467 "2021-04-15T14:19:43Z")
As the 5th most populous nation on earth, with several megacities, I’m surprised it took this long. That neighboring Paraguay sealed their borders may have slowed it down a bit. Are there any Brazilian Dopers who wis… --- ## [Questions about anti-vaxxers and the COVID future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-anti-vaxxers-and-the-covid-future/939874)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-anti-vaxxers-and-the-covid-future/939874 "2021-04-15T02:47:44Z")
For those die-hard anti-vaxxers who simply refuse to get vaccinated but who are not COVID deniers, will they just wear face masks the rest of their lives? I know this has been raised in other threads, but are there … --- ## [Norwegian conspiracy theorist dies with covid after holding in-person meetings declaring it a hoax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-conspiracy-theorist-dies-with-covid-after-holding-in-person-meetings-declaring-it-a-hoax/939996)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-conspiracy-theorist-dies-with-covid-after-holding-in-person-meetings-declaring-it-a-hoax/939996 "2021-04-14T19:49:00Z")
Never on an arc to become known outside of Norway Hans Kristian Gaarder published “alternative thinking” furiously for over a decade on the biggest “alternative news” site in Norway. Apparently he’s also been doing lectu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=19)