# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=20 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 21 --- ## [Does being fully Covid-vaccinated basically make me the same type of vector as an unvaccinated young child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-fully-covid-vaccinated-basically-make-me-the-same-type-of-vector-as-an-unvaccinated-young-child/938022)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-fully-covid-vaccinated-basically-make-me-the-same-type-of-vector-as-an-unvaccinated-young-child/938022 "2021-03-23T07:12:04Z")
We have learned (unless I’m really wrong here) that little kids are not at risk for severe outcomes with Covid, or for getting sick at all, but that they could be potential vectors if they are asymptomatically positive w… --- ## [Today I helped vaccinate 900 people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-helped-vaccinate-900-people/937805)
**Author:** [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-helped-vaccinate-900-people/937805 "2021-03-21T17:28:43Z")
I’ve spent the last two weeks volunteering at vaccination clinics - the clinic I worked at today did 900 people - its a huge assembly line. --- ## [Ethics of Travelling for a Vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-travelling-for-a-vaccine/937273)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2021, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethics-of-travelling-for-a-vaccine/937273 "2021-03-21T08:34:51Z")
I’m in one of the groups which has become eligible for vaccines in Florida,\* and am currently in the “refresh a bunch of pages and hope for an opening somewhere” phase. At the moment, I can’t even make it into the CVS s… --- ## [Where can we vacation, post-vaccine, that might actually be relaxing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-we-vacation-post-vaccine-that-might-actually-be-relaxing/938094)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-we-vacation-post-vaccine-that-might-actually-be-relaxing/938094 "2021-03-19T20:43:35Z")
Right now I’m mostly wondering where we could go recreationally that would actually feel relaxing. We both desperately need a break. It’s a given that a) we aren’t getting on an airplane until we are both fully vaccinate… --- ## [Reaction to vaccination arriving 10 days late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reaction-to-vaccination-arriving-10-days-late/938064)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reaction-to-vaccination-arriving-10-days-late/938064 "2021-03-17T20:18:36Z")
Hubby and I got vaccinated on the sixth of March (Pfizer.) We both had a very small amount of soreness in that arm that went away in less than a day, and no other effects. Well, as far as I could tell: at our ages, it’s … --- ## [Restaurants at 100% capacity--but must maintain social distancing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-at-100-capacity-but-must-maintain-social-distancing/938036)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-at-100-capacity-but-must-maintain-social-distancing/938036 "2021-03-17T16:14:00Z")
Several states, including Maryland and West Virginia have modified pandemic rules stating to the effect that restaurants may now operate at 100% capacity, but must still maintain social distancing. My question: How in t… --- ## [Does line jumping at a private pharmacy break any laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-line-jumping-at-a-private-pharmacy-break-any-laws/933996)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-line-jumping-at-a-private-pharmacy-break-any-laws/933996 "2021-03-17T10:36:03Z")
For purposes of this question, let’s focus on Illinois, but if you’re aware of any laws in other states that apply, please mention them. I’m not aware of any law that makes it illegal to line jump for the covid vaccine.… --- ## [What's the earliest COVID infection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-covid-infection/937901)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-covid-infection/937901 "2021-03-15T00:18:02Z")
Talked with a neighbor and friend recently. Hadn’t seen her in some time. She said a family member went on a cruise in autumn 2019. The cruise changed physicians in a Philippines stop (apparently, this was planned). … --- ## [Why is the vaccination process so complicated/slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-vaccination-process-so-complicated-slow/931468)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-vaccination-process-so-complicated-slow/931468 "2021-03-14T14:05:49Z")
I am assuming someone familiar with logistics or somesuch will be able to explain why the pace of vaccinations has been so slow. I’m hoping to avoid too much political criticism. In this morning’s paper, they talked ab… --- ## [Virginia Kroger "vaxed" people with saline AND AIR?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-kroger-vaxed-people-with-saline-and-air/937742)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-kroger-vaxed-people-with-saline-and-air/937742 "2021-03-14T00:35:37Z")
HOW could something like that happen in the first place? An air-filled syringe does not have the same feel as a full one, and there are some very good reasons why we’re taught in pharmacy school (and nursing school too)… --- ## [Recurrent kidney stones and increased risk of severe COVID-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurrent-kidney-stones-and-increased-risk-of-severe-covid-19/937856)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recurrent-kidney-stones-and-increased-risk-of-severe-covid-19/937856 "2021-03-13T23:50:02Z")
Illinois recently expanded vaccination to people with certain underlying medical conditions that may create an elevated risk of a severe case disease if the person contracts COVID-19. One of the qualifying conditions is … --- ## [On what basis are vaccine supplies allocated to countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-basis-are-vaccine-supplies-allocated-to-countries/930896)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-basis-are-vaccine-supplies-allocated-to-countries/930896 "2021-03-12T19:06:42Z")
Question is in the title. In particular, as Pfizer and Moderna are both US companies, and the development of the vaccines was directly or indirectly funded by the US government, why would any non-US countries get any su… --- ## [Frustration with the media reporting of new eligibility rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frustration-with-the-media-reporting-of-new-eligibility-rules/937460)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frustration-with-the-media-reporting-of-new-eligibility-rules/937460 "2021-03-12T15:26:06Z")
I am getting very frustrated with the new Michigan rules and how the local media report them. The local news headlines that vaccinations are opening up this morning to those 55 and older. But wait - beneath the headlin… --- ## [WHY is SARS-CoV-2 so infectious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sars-cov-2-so-infectious/933810)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sars-cov-2-so-infectious/933810 "2021-03-12T01:53:51Z")
I don’t really understand how viruses work. Could someone explain to me the actual mechanics of why the SARS-CoV-2 virus is more infectious than, for instance, one of the more common influenza strains? --- ## [V Day is here. Vaccine rollout starts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-day-is-here-vaccine-rollout-starts/927552)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-day-is-here-vaccine-rollout-starts/927552 "2021-03-11T17:58:56Z")
V Day, as the UK media are besides themselves to have coined, has started. First cab off the rank Margaret Keenan, aged 90, an in-patient at NHS University Hospital Coventry. Read all about it.(BBC) --- ## [Some veterans hospitals are already offering the COVID vaccine to all veterans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-veterans-hospitals-are-already-offering-the-covid-vaccine-to-all-veterans/937634)
**Author:** [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-veterans-hospitals-are-already-offering-the-covid-vaccine-to-all-veterans/937634 "2021-03-11T15:43:14Z")
I was surprised to get an email yesterday saying that the Northern California veterans hospitals are now offering the COVID vaccine to all veterans, regardless of age. I had not expected that I would be eligible for a va… --- ## [Pfizer COVID Shot screening question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pfizer-covid-shot-screening-question/937530)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pfizer-covid-shot-screening-question/937530 "2021-03-11T13:42:24Z")
Got my first dose yesterday and one of the registration questions was: Are you allergic to Miralax or GoLightly? Any idea what the connection is? At the age of 74, I have used both products in the past, so answered no. … --- ## [This study does not explain why masks lower the severity of COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-study-does-not-explain-why-masks-lower-the-severity-of-covid-19/937557)
**Author:** [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-study-does-not-explain-why-masks-lower-the-severity-of-covid-19/937557 "2021-03-10T06:28:16Z")
To stop the hijack of the Breaking News thread, if anyone wants to make the claim that this study proves anything about the method by which masks help reduce severity or why one mask type is better than the other due to … --- ## [Question about the J&J shot, and adenovirus vaccines in general](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-j-j-shot-and-adenovirus-vaccines-in-general/937498)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-j-j-shot-and-adenovirus-vaccines-in-general/937498 "2021-03-09T16:33:08Z")
So, my IANAD understanding is that a harmless adenovirus is tweaked to produce surface protein found on the surface of the COVID-19 virus. This way, as your immune system learns to identify and eliminate the adenovirus, … --- ## [Travel after vaccination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-after-vaccination/930090)
**Author:** [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-after-vaccination/930090 "2021-03-08T18:33:12Z")
Would it be safe for me to travel to see my parents after getting both doses of one of the vaccines? My parents are in their 80s and the travel requires an airline flight (meaning time spent in two airports). Good idea?… --- ## [What would be the mechanism for vaccinated people still being spreaders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-mechanism-for-vaccinated-people-still-being-spreaders/937332)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-mechanism-for-vaccinated-people-still-being-spreaders/937332 "2021-03-08T17:46:05Z")
This question is really about all contagious diseases, but inspired by covid and could just as well be limited to covid. We don’t know whether being fully vaccinated prevents a person from being a spreader of the disease… --- ## [Why categories 1a, 1b...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-categories-1a-1b/937360)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-categories-1a-1b/937360 "2021-03-08T14:36:42Z")
Does anyone have any idea why the vaccine categories are designated as they are? 1a, 1b, 1bI, etc. Why not 1, 2, 3? or A, B, C? --- ## [Does anyone else know of anyone personally who has taken virus precautions too far?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-know-of-anyone-personally-who-has-taken-virus-precautions-too-far/937372)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-know-of-anyone-personally-who-has-taken-virus-precautions-too-far/937372 "2021-03-08T03:52:41Z")
I know there’s plenty of stories of people who go out of the way to not protect themselves from the virus, but I’m curious if you know of anyone who actually is taking the virus precautions too far? I’m talking stories I… --- ## [How realistic is it that we make huge progress on vaccinations globally, then a strain immune to vaccines develops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-realistic-is-it-that-we-make-huge-progress-on-vaccinations-globally-then-a-strain-immune-to-vaccines-develops/937124)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-realistic-is-it-that-we-make-huge-progress-on-vaccinations-globally-then-a-strain-immune-to-vaccines-develops/937124 "2021-03-05T17:46:28Z")
the more people vaccinated the lower the odds of new mutations right? but since the virus can live in animals is there also a meaningful risk that the virus will evolve in other mammals and end up immune to vaccines? ho… --- ## [Macroeconomic effects of the virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macroeconomic-effects-of-the-virus/934190)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macroeconomic-effects-of-the-virus/934190 "2021-03-03T12:21:31Z")
Something I haven’t seen discussed here: What are the likely macroeconomic effects of the virus and the responses of the various governments? Will economic balance of power among nations shift? Will events already in p… --- ## [Covid infections declining worldwide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-infections-declining-worldwide/933153)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-infections-declining-worldwide/933153 "2021-03-02T14:28:57Z")
For some unclear reason, covid infections have been sharply declining all over the world. I’ve seen any number of articles about it - one random example from the Atlantic here. There have been any number of explanations… --- ## [Has any reports indicated profits for Moderna, Pfizer and J&J?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-reports-indicated-profits-for-moderna-pfizer-and-j-j/933922)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-reports-indicated-profits-for-moderna-pfizer-and-j-j/933922 "2021-03-01T20:03:38Z")
Johnson & Johnson one shot vaccine was approved today. All three companies are selling the vaccines world wide. I’m sure a lot was spent on Research and development. There still should be nice profits? My mom bought J&J… --- ## [How does vaccine distribution work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-vaccine-distribution-work/926275)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-vaccine-distribution-work/926275 "2021-03-01T18:52:11Z")
At the individual level, how will this mass vaccination effort work? The first few rounds of people to get vaccinated will be health-care workers, some essential jobs, and higher-risk individuals including the elderly. … --- ## [The return of speakeasies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-speakeasies/933894)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-return-of-speakeasies/933894 "2021-03-01T12:19:58Z")
Here in the San Jose area, there have been three recent instances of people getting around the COVID restrictions on bars by operating underground bars. In one case, literally underground: it was in a basement. Police… --- ## [Has anyone self reported a positive test on a contact tracing app?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-self-reported-a-positive-test-on-a-contact-tracing-app/933990)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-self-reported-a-positive-test-on-a-contact-tracing-app/933990 "2021-03-01T06:07:25Z")
I just had to self report a positive test on the SlowCOVIDNC app. It’s a contact tracing app that goes back 14 days from the reported positive test and calculates a risk factor for all mobile phones using the app that we… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=21)