# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=22 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 23 --- ## [The Moderna vaccine has been shown to have an efficacy of approximately 92 per cent in protecting against COVID-19, starting 14 days after the first dose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderna-vaccine-has-been-shown-to-have-an-efficacy-of-approximately-92-per-cent-in-protecting-against-covid-19-starting-14-days-after-the-first-dose/932228)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderna-vaccine-has-been-shown-to-have-an-efficacy-of-approximately-92-per-cent-in-protecting-against-covid-19-starting-14-days-after-the-first-dose/932228 "2021-02-11T19:18:44Z")
This effectiveness seems much higher than I’ve seen other places, but it’s the WHO. Is this number right? --- ## [Does the vaccine affect people who've already been infected differently than those who have never had covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-vaccine-affect-people-whove-already-been-infected-differently-than-those-who-have-never-had-covid/932492)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-vaccine-affect-people-whove-already-been-infected-differently-than-those-who-have-never-had-covid/932492 "2021-02-11T17:05:56Z")
If you’ve already had covid, does the vaccine cause more side effects (since your body already has antibodies) than if you’ve never had the virus before, does it cause less side effects vs people who’ve never had it befo… --- ## [Interaction between Moderna/Pfizer and antivirals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interaction-between-moderna-pfizer-and-antivirals/932466)
**Author:** [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interaction-between-moderna-pfizer-and-antivirals/932466 "2021-02-09T21:38:23Z")
I assume that there can’t be an interaction between the mRNA vaccines and antiviral medications since the vaccines aren’t live. I know the old Shingles vaccine required stopping antivirals for one day before and 14 days … --- ## [What percentage "relatively unharmed" by pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-relatively-unharmed-by-pandemic/932141)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-relatively-unharmed-by-pandemic/932141 "2021-02-08T16:09:17Z")
Of course, everyone has been adversely impacted by the pandemic. But my wife and I have not had our earnings reduced, and no one terribly close to us has died. To a large extent, the greatest we could say is that we ha… --- ## ["China virus" is clearly racist. Why isn't "UK variant"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-virus-is-clearly-racist-why-isnt-uk-variant/932222)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-virus-is-clearly-racist-why-isnt-uk-variant/932222 "2021-02-08T03:43:25Z")
I am firmly in the camp that using the phrase “China virus” is racist on its face and that anyone that uses it is doing so to parrot Trump who is IMO, a racist. But when I hear the phrases “UK variant”, “Brazilian varia… --- ## [All the new vaccines prevent death and serious illness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-new-vaccines-prevent-death-and-serious-illness/931998)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-new-vaccines-prevent-death-and-serious-illness/931998 "2021-02-07T21:34:25Z")
I get a daily news summary from the Times. Today’s included a long discussion of what effectiveness means to the pros and to us. Here is probably the most relevant paragraph: By those measures, all five of the vaccin… --- ## [How fast can we manufacture and distribute vaccines in the US if Biden uses the Defense Production Act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-we-manufacture-and-distribute-vaccines-in-the-us-if-biden-uses-the-defense-production-act/929456)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-can-we-manufacture-and-distribute-vaccines-in-the-us-if-biden-uses-the-defense-production-act/929456 "2021-02-07T21:29:07Z")
I don’t know what the bottlenecks are in vaccine manufacturing and distribution. I also know a lot of other nations have the infrastructure to manufacture vaccines and I assume/hope they are doing the same thing all over… --- ## [Vaccines, transmissibility and herd immunity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccines-transmissibility-and-herd-immunity/932273)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccines-transmissibility-and-herd-immunity/932273 "2021-02-06T02:43:37Z")
Ok… there’s something that’s been bugging me recently. I keep reading about the rather astounding effectiveness rates of the various COVID vaccines, which are all over 65%, with many over 90%. This is described as effe… --- ## [Death rates in NYC are six times what they normally are for this period](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-rates-in-nyc-are-six-times-what-they-normally-are-for-this-period/852748)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-rates-in-nyc-are-six-times-what-they-normally-are-for-this-period/852748 "2021-02-05T06:29:32Z")
Some of the people who died from the virus would’ve died anyway, but almost 21000 excess deaths in a city of 8.6 million is about 0.25% of the population dying in excess. There are causes of death other than the viru… --- ## [Clear masks or masks with a clear window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-masks-or-masks-with-a-clear-window/916492)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2021, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-masks-or-masks-with-a-clear-window/916492 "2021-02-05T05:44:03Z")
My hearing is crap and all the mask wearing makes it hard for me to know what people are saying, because I can’t see their mouths. Yeah, I wear super-duper hearing aids, and they help a lot, but people mumble, too. And B… --- ## [Witnessing Executions During the Age of COVID May Be Hazardous to your Health](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witnessing-executions-during-the-age-of-covid-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health/932134)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witnessing-executions-during-the-age-of-covid-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health/932134 "2021-02-04T21:46:53Z")
I’m honestly not sure where to post this. It’s COVID-related, but it’s due to policies by Trump and his minions to forge ahead with executions, and those who came down with it weren’t necessarily in favor of any of this. … --- ## [Can people request one type of vaccine over another](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-request-one-type-of-vaccine-over-another/932032)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-people-request-one-type-of-vaccine-over-another/932032 "2021-02-03T00:47:46Z")
Italy isn’t sure if giving the Astra Zeneca vaccine to people over age 55 is a good idea, and recommends other vaccines. My understanding of the Astra Zeneca vaccine is that even though the efficacy is lower at around… --- ## [Anal swabs more effective in detecting COVID, says Chinese scientist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-swabs-more-effective-in-detecting-covid-says-chinese-scientist/931641)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-swabs-more-effective-in-detecting-covid-says-chinese-scientist/931641 "2021-02-03T00:36:52Z")
Somebody check this guys search history. We are so screwed now. On the other hand maybe the prospect of Government mandated anal probing might get the anti maskers, vaccine deniers and assorted Covidiots to finally s… --- ## [Snow day and the effect on the virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-day-and-the-effect-on-the-virus/932002)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-day-and-the-effect-on-the-virus/932002 "2021-02-01T17:43:24Z")
Here in the Northeast, we’re getting a huge amount of snow. The suburban train systems are getting suspended, offices and stores are closed, doctor’s appointments are getting reschedule, etc. So, everyone will be stayi… --- ## [Vaccine queue jumpers face charges in Yukon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-queue-jumpers-face-charges-in-yukon/931933)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-queue-jumpers-face-charges-in-yukon/931933 "2021-02-01T03:08:43Z")
Recent news story: A CEO of a casino in BC and his wife are alleged to have flown north to Whitehorse, Yukon, then immediately taken a local plane to the First Nation community of Beaver Creek, on the Alaska border, and… --- ## [What judgments/assumptions do you make about someone who catches coronavirus these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-judgments-assumptions-do-you-make-about-someone-who-catches-coronavirus-these-days/931390)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-judgments-assumptions-do-you-make-about-someone-who-catches-coronavirus-these-days/931390 "2021-01-31T06:52:40Z")
I’m talking about instinctual reactions towards random people whom you know nothing about. Do you assume that with all the information and time that’s passed with restrictions in place, that they were somehow negligent?… --- ## [A couple of vaccination questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-vaccination-questions/931172)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-vaccination-questions/931172 "2021-01-31T03:34:38Z")
I keep reading that we don’t know whether or not people who get vaccinated can spread the virus. Is it that hard to determine whether people are shedding the virus? Once I’ve had both doses of the vaccine and a few we… --- ## [A COVID-19 prophylaxis? Lower incidence associated with prophylactic administration of ivermectin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-covid-19-prophylaxis-lower-incidence-associated-with-prophylactic-administration-of-ivermectin/931878)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-covid-19-prophylaxis-lower-incidence-associated-with-prophylactic-administration-of-ivermectin/931878 "2021-01-31T03:17:04Z")
Posted with great reservation and strictly FWIT: I’ve been reading a lot of research the past couple of weeks on the drug ivermectin. It seems there is serous study going on regarding its use in both curing and preventi… --- ## [Do You Have a Fancy, For-Special-Occasion-Only Mask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-fancy-for-special-occasion-only-mask/928404)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-fancy-for-special-occasion-only-mask/928404 "2021-01-30T03:01:51Z")
We have a bunch of (clean) cloth masks by the front door. On your way out, you grab one and go and then when you get back home, the mask goes in the laundry hamper. All of these masks are ho-hum, solid color, purely fun… --- ## [Philly Fighting COVID: If this story is true, it's beyond Pit-worthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-fighting-covid-if-this-story-is-true-its-beyond-pit-worthy/931746)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philly-fighting-covid-if-this-story-is-true-its-beyond-pit-worthy/931746 "2021-01-29T18:31:58Z")
In short, this “nonprofit” run by a 22-year-old CEO who has no healthcare training set up a vaccine clinic, overbooked people, and turned quite a few away - and said CEO allegedly took leftover doses home with him, or at… --- ## [What did the Chinese do with the wet market merchant who started this whole mess by selling diseased pangolins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-chinese-do-with-the-wet-market-merchant-who-started-this-whole-mess-by-selling-diseased-pangolins/931765)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-chinese-do-with-the-wet-market-merchant-who-started-this-whole-mess-by-selling-diseased-pangolins/931765 "2021-01-29T13:34:59Z")
Thread title is the question. --- ## [Rationale for priority to educators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rationale-for-priority-to-educators/930826)
**Author:** [@dauerbach1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach1)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rationale-for-priority-to-educators/930826 "2021-01-28T17:47:39Z")
Where I live the K-12 teachers have not been teaching in person for almost a year. The average age of those teachers is just over 40. They are being given very high priority in vaccination without the agreement or even… --- ## [Is the US going to have enough vaccines for every adult by summer now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-going-to-have-enough-vaccines-for-every-adult-by-summer-now/931572)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-going-to-have-enough-vaccines-for-every-adult-by-summer-now/931572 "2021-01-28T02:13:13Z")
So the Biden Admin is buying another 200 million doses of the COVID vaccine, which means supposedly we will have 600 million doses by summer of 2021. Is the virus supported for children or pregnant women? If it is sup… --- ## [How protected from Covid-19 am I after getting round 1 of the Pfizer vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-protected-from-covid-19-am-i-after-getting-round-1-of-the-pfizer-vaccine/931323)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-protected-from-covid-19-am-i-after-getting-round-1-of-the-pfizer-vaccine/931323 "2021-01-27T16:08:11Z")
Unless the simple answer is “we don’t know”. I do realize they rushed these babies out to the public and we may not know the answer. I am getting round 1 of the vaccine on Monday(hallelujah). I get round 2 a few weeks l… --- ## [Post-COVID lungs worse than the worst smokers' lungs, surgeon says](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-covid-lungs-worse-than-the-worst-smokers-lungs-surgeon-says/930719)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-covid-lungs-worse-than-the-worst-smokers-lungs-surgeon-says/930719 "2021-01-27T13:40:34Z")
Another reason to avoid getting sick. Even if you were someone who figured the risk of dying was low, the risk to your health is worse than you might think. (I know most on this board are not COVID deniers and their ilk… --- ## [Has anyone gotten an airline refund?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-gotten-an-airline-refund/927072)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-gotten-an-airline-refund/927072 "2021-01-26T21:49:02Z")
Not a “voucher/cancellation accepted for future travel” but your $$ back? When the shit hit the fan, we had 3 trips booked and paid for, airlines, hotels and yes, cruises. 2 music themed cruises and a blues festival. A… --- ## [A Speculative Thread From a More Innocent Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-speculative-thread-from-a-more-innocent-time/931368)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-speculative-thread-from-a-more-innocent-time/931368 "2021-01-25T22:13:04Z")
While searching for a different thread I’d contributed to I stumbled on this one from 2016. Prophetic in so many ways. --- ## [I love the comic "Pearls Before Swine." \[Covid themed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-comic-pearls-before-swine-covid-themed/931409)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-the-comic-pearls-before-swine-covid-themed/931409 "2021-01-25T03:28:46Z")
Today’s is excellent. --- ## [1,900 doses of Moderna vaccine destroyed after cleaner accidentally unplugs freezer in Boston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-900-doses-of-moderna-vaccine-destroyed-after-cleaner-accidentally-unplugs-freezer-in-boston/931197)
**Author:** [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-900-doses-of-moderna-vaccine-destroyed-after-cleaner-accidentally-unplugs-freezer-in-boston/931197 "2021-01-24T18:08:53Z")
As reported by ABC news. Further reports are that this might produce a shortage of “second doses”. I suspect that this will show up in the pit and people will vent, but here’s a topic for non-pitting discussion. Some … --- ## [Neighbor has Covid. How dangerous to take in her dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-covid-how-dangerous-to-take-in-her-dog/931298)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-has-covid-how-dangerous-to-take-in-her-dog/931298 "2021-01-24T16:56:57Z")
My next door neighbor has tested positive for Covid. She lives alone with her dog. My wife or I walk her dog several times a week when she is at work and one of us is home. Heck I went into her house and walked her dog T… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=23)