# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=21 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 22 --- ## [Do you feel like the goalposts have been moved a lot wrt pandemic restrictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-the-goalposts-have-been-moved-a-lot-wrt-pandemic-restrictions/933531)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-the-goalposts-have-been-moved-a-lot-wrt-pandemic-restrictions/933531 "2021-03-01T02:28:57Z")
I’ve seen quite a few people who complain that they felt like governments and experts have been moving the goalposts on them to extend lockdowns and restrictions. “This is to flatten the curve… Oop, never mind, we’re go… --- ## [Got the COVID vax in a MEGAPOD, what are these nifty newfangled shot-through bandaid things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-the-covid-vax-in-a-megapod-what-are-these-nifty-newfangled-shot-through-bandaid-things/933747)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-the-covid-vax-in-a-megapod-what-are-these-nifty-newfangled-shot-through-bandaid-things/933747 "2021-02-28T01:43:47Z")
(mods: Move to the COVID forum if you feel that’s more appropriate). This week they held a MEGAPOD event and I got in–and I cannot over-state how impressively efficient it was. We queue up when they yelled out our time-… --- ## [If I get Vaccine X Now can I get Vaccine Y Later?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-get-vaccine-x-now-can-i-get-vaccine-y-later/933768)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-get-vaccine-x-now-can-i-get-vaccine-y-later/933768 "2021-02-27T13:36:24Z")
Reading this story in the NYTimes about some Germans rejecting the Astra-Zeneca vaccine because they’d rather get the Pfizer/BioNTech got me curious. Is it possible (and/or possibly beneficial, or at least not harmful)… --- ## [How would someone go about volunteering to help administering COVID vaccines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-someone-go-about-volunteering-to-help-administering-covid-vaccines/933535)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-someone-go-about-volunteering-to-help-administering-covid-vaccines/933535 "2021-02-27T03:39:21Z")
I keep hearing that the problem isn’t the amount of vaccine available, but the personnel to get shots into arms. I keep thinking, since I’ve been on reduced work hours, maybe there’d be a role for me. I was in the mili… --- ## [UK: Why impose quarantine after a negative test result?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-why-impose-quarantine-after-a-negative-test-result/933805)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-why-impose-quarantine-after-a-negative-test-result/933805 "2021-02-26T22:34:10Z")
Those arriving in the UK must stay in a quarantine hotel for at least 10 days. But they are given a coronavirus test on the second day of their quarantine. Why is a negative test result not enough to release them? The U… --- ## [I am beginning to think that this pandemic won't end --\> now focussed on vaccine booster timing questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-beginning-to-think-that-this-pandemic-wont-end-now-focussed-on-vaccine-booster-timing-questions/930740)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-beginning-to-think-that-this-pandemic-wont-end-now-focussed-on-vaccine-booster-timing-questions/930740 "2021-02-26T20:27:04Z")
First we have the various grades of covidiots: anti-maskers, deniers etc; then flip-flopping and inconsistent policies; and now, in Quebec (where I live) and other jurisdictions, decisions to fuck around with vaccination… --- ## [Do you suffer from floppy ear? (mask fit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suffer-from-floppy-ear-mask-fit/932778)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-suffer-from-floppy-ear-mask-fit/932778 "2021-02-26T17:29:02Z")
So these days the experts are recommending wearing two masks, or fastening the mask loops together with twist ties once it’s on your face for a tighter fit. So I’ve started wearing a cloth mask over a surgical type mask… --- ## [Smoking as a health condition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-as-a-health-condition/933820)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-as-a-health-condition/933820 "2021-02-26T16:04:39Z")
Saw in the paper that vaccs were going to open up for people under 65 with various health conditions. Was a little surprised to see “smoking” listed as a health condition. They said they would not require proof of a co… --- ## [How Soon After the Vaccine are you Immune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-the-vaccine-are-you-immune/928022)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-after-the-vaccine-are-you-immune/928022 "2021-02-24T18:58:43Z")
I did look on lesser-parts of the Internet. There seems to be no obvious answer. After I get the vaccine how long must I wait before I start kissing random people again? When will I be immune? --- ## [475 dead in a day, WTF is happening in Italy? COVID19 pandemic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/475-dead-in-a-day-wtf-is-happening-in-italy-covid19-pandemic/849742)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/475-dead-in-a-day-wtf-is-happening-in-italy-covid19-pandemic/849742 "2021-02-24T14:54:05Z")
Record number of fatalities. 475 dead in a single day, nearly 8% fatality rate. Twice China’ss rate and approaching the 2003 SARS rate. Why is it so bad in Italy and does this bode poorly for the rest of us? --- ## [Check in here (if you like) if you have (or have pending) your stimulus check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-in-here-if-you-like-if-you-have-or-have-pending-your-stimulus-check/851705)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-in-here-if-you-like-if-you-have-or-have-pending-your-stimulus-check/851705 "2021-02-24T03:39:06Z")
I heard on NPR that they would start showing up today for those with direct deposit info already with the IRS. Ours showed up in pending status this morning. Anyone else? --- ## [So how big of a deal is handwashing, disinfecting etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-big-of-a-deal-is-handwashing-disinfecting-etc/920576)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-big-of-a-deal-is-handwashing-disinfecting-etc/920576 "2021-02-24T01:40:46Z")
This was in large part the focus of pandemic prevention efforts early on. Of late, focus has shifted to masks (along with a continued focus on social distancing) as understanding evolved to a more aerosol-based transmiss… --- ## [COVID & immunity question- slightly different than usual](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-immunity-question-slightly-different-than-usual/933511)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-immunity-question-slightly-different-than-usual/933511 "2021-02-23T17:21:09Z")
Ok, so I’m well aware that contracting SARS-CoV-2 only confers immunity for a limited duration of about a year or so, much like the other human coronaviruses. But what I’m curious about is whether your immune system ret… --- ## [Please help - Info on how to quarantine in family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-info-on-how-to-quarantine-in-family/931718)
**Author:** [@Mr.Baggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Baggins)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-info-on-how-to-quarantine-in-family/931718 "2021-02-22T19:45:32Z")
Long story, as short as possible. Last Thursday, my wife (48) started with a light case of sniffles. We’ve been isolating quite hard, so we assumed it was some kind of cold (it had been a chilly week). By Saturday she h… --- ## [Is there any reason to think vaccinations are more effective than actually surviving covid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-to-think-vaccinations-are-more-effective-than-actually-surviving-covid/930267)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-to-think-vaccinations-are-more-effective-than-actually-surviving-covid/930267 "2021-02-22T02:34:23Z")
Vaccinations have been touted as being 95% effective, but ISTM that by all indications actually having had covid is a lot more effective than that. I would venture at least 99% effective, based on people I know (and know… --- ## [Who is handling the scheduling of vaccinations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-handling-the-scheduling-of-vaccinations/929048)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-handling-the-scheduling-of-vaccinations/929048 "2021-02-22T00:39:45Z")
I’m not talking about determining the priority in which groups are ordered. I’m talking about scheduling individual people in a group. I assume the nursing homes and facilities like that are handling the scheduling for … --- ## [Nice little things the pandemic has given you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things-the-pandemic-has-given-you/924071)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-things-the-pandemic-has-given-you/924071 "2021-02-20T17:52:36Z")
To go with my other, more depressing thread. Covid has fundamentally changed lots of stuff in my life, but it’s not all bad. Just mostly. Yesterday I was in the store and was listening to music on my (open ear) headphon… --- ## [Help! I am about to be sucked into an argument about adverse covid vaccine reactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-am-about-to-be-sucked-into-an-argument-about-adverse-covid-vaccine-reactions/932066)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-am-about-to-be-sucked-into-an-argument-about-adverse-covid-vaccine-reactions/932066 "2021-02-20T17:12:42Z")
Someone posted in a different chat site “Has no one else watched he numerous videos of people with seizures of dying after receiving the vaccine, sometimes with the second shot?” They then posted a link … never mind, it… --- ## [Coronavirus and Splashing On Some Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-and-splashing-on-some-water/932560)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-and-splashing-on-some-water/932560 "2021-02-16T20:37:04Z")
First off, you should definitely wash your hands or use hand sanitizers to defeat the Coronavirus. That having been said, it isn’t always possible or practical to do that. Sometimes I’m on the road. And all I can do is … --- ## [How many elderly covid patients get mild cases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-elderly-covid-patients-get-mild-cases/925445)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-elderly-covid-patients-get-mild-cases/925445 "2021-02-15T16:48:26Z")
We keep hearing about how dangerous the virus is for the elderly and that they are more susceptible to serious or fatal viral infection. Higher percentages of older patients die from covid. My question concerns the oth… --- ## [Regional Virus names bad. So what do we call the new variants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-virus-names-bad-so-what-do-we-call-the-new-variants/931715)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-virus-names-bad-so-what-do-we-call-the-new-variants/931715 "2021-02-14T21:00:43Z")
You may remember early reports of the “China Virus”, but the World Health Organization did not recognize that – the decision to refrain from geographic titles for viruses was made long before. So what are the proper nam… --- ## [Is there more susceptibility to the UK strain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-more-susceptibility-to-the-uk-strain/932638)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-more-susceptibility-to-the-uk-strain/932638 "2021-02-14T20:52:15Z")
I saw this in another thread: And I wondered. I’m seeing higher replication numbers for the ‘UK strain’. Either that means that people are less resistant ---- or that carriers are more infectious. Mostly there seems… --- ## [EUA of vaccines: A potential complication?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eua-of-vaccines-a-potential-complication/932643)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eua-of-vaccines-a-potential-complication/932643 "2021-02-13T02:35:51Z")
As I’m sure everyone is aware, vaccine rollout has been slower than we’d like. This is largely because the firs two (and so far, only) vaccines in general use, the Moderna and Pfizer mRNA-based vaccines, are both very l… --- ## [Acquired immunity due to sub-clinical exposure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acquired-immunity-due-to-sub-clinical-exposure/932798)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acquired-immunity-due-to-sub-clinical-exposure/932798 "2021-02-13T02:03:05Z")
I was just wondering… There must be loads of COVID viruses floating in the breeze. Even if one wears a mask, and practices social distancing, billions of these must be inhaled. Does the body slowly develop an immunity d… --- ## [Should officials continue to encourage restrictions for vaccinated people? Should they expect such restrictions to be followed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-officials-continue-to-encourage-restrictions-for-vaccinated-people-should-they-expect-such-restrictions-to-be-followed/931817)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-officials-continue-to-encourage-restrictions-for-vaccinated-people-should-they-expect-such-restrictions-to-be-followed/931817 "2021-02-12T22:26:49Z")
This thread on Reddit exemplifies the kind of discussion I’m talking about that I’ve seen multiple times when responding to similar statements by doctors and politicians. Is it harmful to tell people to obey restrictions… --- ## [How to deal with a vaccinated family member](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-a-vaccinated-family-member/932459)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-a-vaccinated-family-member/932459 "2021-02-12T21:54:00Z")
My 85yo M-I-L lives in a wing of our house. My wife visits her several times per day, and she often comes over to eat dinner with us. Right now, since none of us are going out, and none of us are vaccinated, we don’t tak… --- ## [Trump nearly needed a ventilator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-nearly-needed-a-ventilator/932724)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-nearly-needed-a-ventilator/932724 "2021-02-12T18:14:07Z")
Although this story has multiple sources, I’m still skeptical that the Manchurian Cantaloupe really did have COVID in the first place. Moderators: feel free to relocate this thread if you deem it appropriate. --- ## [Is the USA approaching herd immunity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-usa-approaching-herd-immunity/932256)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-usa-approaching-herd-immunity/932256 "2021-02-12T06:45:38Z")
One possible explanation for the sharply dropping number of cases in the USA is that there has been a change of government :slight\_smile: Discounting that, another possibility is that everybody is just better behaved. C… --- ## [Is this as scary as it sounds? - New COVID variant 'real cause for concern'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-as-scary-as-it-sounds-new-covid-variant-real-cause-for-concern/928405)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-as-scary-as-it-sounds-new-covid-variant-real-cause-for-concern/928405 "2021-02-12T00:26:38Z")
From the article below: Government advisers have warned ministers they believe the new variant of COVID-19 spreads more quickly than previous strains, and that relaxations in public attitudes risk offsetting the benefi… --- ## [Donating to expedite vaccinations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-to-expedite-vaccinations/932626)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-to-expedite-vaccinations/932626 "2021-02-11T23:02:19Z")
I’ve done a bit of googling, but haven’t found a good answer to this. Where can I donate money specifically to speed up the distribution of vaccines, especially to minority communities that are greater risk and are curre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=22)