# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=23 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 24 --- ## [Vaccine, infection, and spreading COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-infection-and-spreading-covid/931224)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-infection-and-spreading-covid/931224 "2021-01-22T20:05:48Z")
I’ve read here and elsewhere that there’s no evidence that being vaccinated will prevent you from getting infected and spreading the novel coronavirus. I understand that to mean that no one really knows if that can happ… --- ## [Noting the 3 week periodicity of recent cases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noting-the-3-week-periodicity-of-recent-cases/931212)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noting-the-3-week-periodicity-of-recent-cases/931212 "2021-01-22T17:11:37Z")
We became aware early of the weekly periodicity of reported cases and deaths. THis appears to be an artifact of reporting. THere is a spike every 7 days in both reported cases and reported deaths. I note now from here:… --- ## [How do I counter the the flu v COVID-19 argument?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-counter-the-the-flu-v-covid-19-argument/849427)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-counter-the-the-flu-v-covid-19-argument/849427 "2020-12-17T22:50:32Z")
I have to admit when someone posts over and over and over again on Facebook that the Flu kills 12,000-61,000 people a year and this COVID-19 thing is overblown by the media and we are all needlessly panicking, I have tro… --- ## [Flu numbers way down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-numbers-way-down/931040)
**Author:** [@MustangSal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MustangSal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flu-numbers-way-down/931040 "2021-01-21T22:31:28Z")
New here and can’t figure out linking articles. But several legit news sources report flu numbers are extremely low this season. My take on this…people are mostly adhering to social distancing/masks/etc. Hence the low… --- ## [One dose for the time being?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-dose-for-the-time-being/928341)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-dose-for-the-time-being/928341 "2021-01-21T20:08:09Z")
An article in today’s Times suggests that for the time being people be given only the first dose until such time as everyone who wants it has gotten one dose. I don’t know if the article is paywalled, but you get a few … --- ## [Has anyone else signed up for a vaccine trial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-signed-up-for-a-vaccine-trial/918950)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-signed-up-for-a-vaccine-trial/918950 "2021-01-20T21:03:32Z")
We have, old as we are, and they seem so far to want us. The screeners on the phone are unsure of my answers in regard to the biologic I take for psoriasis, which is an auto-immune thing, but they said a medical person … --- ## [Do all covid-19 vaccines use mRNA technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-covid-19-vaccines-use-mrna-technology/930933)
**Author:** [@Embraceable\_Ewe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Embraceable_Ewe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-covid-19-vaccines-use-mrna-technology/930933 "2021-01-20T04:34:14Z")
Both of the vaccines approved in the US are mRNA-based, but is that true for all of the vaccines developed for this disease? Are there any foreign vaccines using the older vaccine technology, such as those that use an i… --- ## [A few COVID memes to lighten the atmosphere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-covid-memes-to-lighten-the-atmosphere/930642)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-covid-memes-to-lighten-the-atmosphere/930642 "2021-01-19T17:57:14Z")
Some are better than others, of course. --- ## [COVID shaming -- another grim post-corona side-effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-shaming-another-grim-post-corona-side-effect/930731)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-shaming-another-grim-post-corona-side-effect/930731 "2021-01-19T14:02:01Z")
An article in The Atlantic brought up something I hadn’t thought about yet, but it’s not surprising. COVID-19 diagnoses start with a barrage of grueling decisions and paralyzing worries. Did I infect anyone else? Who… --- ## [Why isn’t Southern California getting more help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isn-t-southern-california-getting-more-help/929560)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isn-t-southern-california-getting-more-help/929560 "2021-01-18T20:56:04Z")
From everything I see, Southern California is becoming overwhelmed by the pandemic. There are reports of hospitals putting patients in chapels and gift shops. What I haven’t heard about are field hospitals being construc… --- ## [Will you use visitation as a cudgel for vaccination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-use-visitation-as-a-cudgel-for-vaccination/930569)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-use-visitation-as-a-cudgel-for-vaccination/930569 "2021-01-16T06:33:16Z")
My parents are not full-blown COVID deniers or anti-vaxxers, but neither do they adhere to all the best practices. And on my last visit, they not-so-subtly raised questions about the vaccine (are you going to get it?). … --- ## [Have you been tested for COVID? How many times? Are you getting tested regularly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-tested-for-covid-how-many-times-are-you-getting-tested-regularly/926122)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-tested-for-covid-how-many-times-are-you-getting-tested-regularly/926122 "2021-01-15T19:49:44Z")
I’m asking the question because a friend of mine (close to 70) just had her fourth test. She’s retired and lives in an apartment alone, but it’s in a retirement community. She’s never had any symptoms. She got tested the… --- ## [CDC says 1 million vaccinations given in 10 days. Is that possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-says-1-million-vaccinations-given-in-10-days-is-that-possible/928816)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-says-1-million-vaccinations-given-in-10-days-is-that-possible/928816 "2021-01-12T23:39:45Z")
This was Tweeted Dec 23 at 12:18pm (my time zone). The number of vaccinations is even higher by the time you read this post. I believe the number. It’s just hard to wrap my head around 1 million syringes stacked up in a… --- ## [International comparison of vaccine skepticism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-comparison-of-vaccine-skepticism/929730)
**Author:** [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-comparison-of-vaccine-skepticism/929730 "2021-01-09T09:05:48Z")
Interesting table in this Kevin Drum post. The US is in the middle of the pack with 69% agreeing about getting a Covid vaccine. France is at the bottom with just 40%. This didn’t surprise me because I had read about F… --- ## [Vaccination and insurance rates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccination-and-insurance-rates/929719)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccination-and-insurance-rates/929719 "2021-01-08T19:43:36Z")
So, everyone knows that the greater the proportion of people vaccinated, the more effective the vaccine is, and so our target should be close to 100% vaccinated (only close to, not exactly, because there are a small perc… --- ## [Covid risk vs occupation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-risk-vs-occupation/929979)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-risk-vs-occupation/929979 "2021-01-08T12:47:29Z")
Couldn’t find an existing thread that this would sit in (it’s not breaking news) but this graph is very interesting. Flight attendants are the most at risk non-medical group although in France I’ve heard that taxi driver… --- ## [Why can't people understand this (covid protocols and policies vs reality)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-people-understand-this-covid-protocols-and-policies-vs-reality/929178)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-people-understand-this-covid-protocols-and-policies-vs-reality/929178 "2021-01-06T21:55:11Z")
This is something I see frequently in the media eg on Dec 12 (dates made up for example purposes) your local political leader says that you are permitted small gatherings of X people in your backyard; on Dec 14 same poli… --- ## [Economics re: vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-re-vaccine/927315)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-re-vaccine/927315 "2021-01-06T15:54:57Z")
Is anyone aware of good sources discussing the economics related to the vaccine? Just how much is being spent by whom (state/private/NFPs/NGOs), and who is profiting how much. I’m not interested in arguing whether the … --- ## [My neighbor seems to despise me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-seems-to-despise-me/929177)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2021, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-seems-to-despise-me/929177 "2021-01-06T09:43:39Z")
I take two hour-long walks in my South Florida development each day, at sunrise and sunset (it’s hot here) and because of the hour, particularly the early one, I’m often totally alone. At an absolute maximum, I’ll pass … --- ## [Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2020 Breaking News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 6360\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758 "2021-01-05T20:59:29Z")
We’ve had a couple of threads in IMHO talking about this, but now that deaths have topped 1000 (and the daily toll topped 100 for the first time), I thought I’d start a thread where we can simply monitor the progress of … --- ## [How leaders communicate in the pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-leaders-communicate-in-the-pandemic/929614)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-leaders-communicate-in-the-pandemic/929614 "2021-01-05T18:49:08Z")
Every morning here \[New South Wales, Australia\] there is a regular Covid press conference hosted by the Premier, who gives a statement about recent case numbers and stats and any key messages or rule changes. This is fo… --- ## [We have COVID. Now what? So many questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-covid-now-what-so-many-questions/929192)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-covid-now-what-so-many-questions/929192 "2021-01-04T22:56:21Z")
Long story short, my fiancee brought COVID home for Christmas. She had an employee get sick and test positive, exposure would have been on Sat. Dec 19th. She tested negative the following Monday and again tested negative… --- ## [A conversation between my cousin, RN, PhD, and a friend of hers (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conversation-between-my-cousin-rn-phd-and-a-friend-of-hers-long/929468)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-conversation-between-my-cousin-rn-phd-and-a-friend-of-hers-long/929468 "2021-01-04T16:06:18Z")
Edited formatting to clarify the text – PuzzleGal Here is a conversation between my cousin and a good friend (of her husband) that wants to gather more data on the vaccine. Please excuse the length, the friend’s name ha… --- ## [Mix-and-match vaccination: how isn't this as terrible an idea as it sounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-vaccination-how-isnt-this-as-terrible-an-idea-as-it-sounds/929509)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mix-and-match-vaccination-how-isnt-this-as-terrible-an-idea-as-it-sounds/929509 "2021-01-03T20:00:05Z")
So apparently, officials in Great Britain have updated their vaccination guidance: Now, obviously, this sort of thing hasn’t been tested, so there’s no data to support that sort of strategy. But is there even any sort … --- ## [Covid-Positive Living Together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-positive-living-together/929388)
**Author:** [@Little\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Room)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-positive-living-together/929388 "2021-01-03T05:24:59Z")
Here’s a weird question that I can’t find an answer for: What do you do when two people living in one house have positive Covid tests and/or active Covid infections at the same time? Should those people try to distance … --- ## [Is there a regional aspect to Covid-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-regional-aspect-to-covid-19/929357)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-regional-aspect-to-covid-19/929357 "2021-01-03T04:13:10Z")
If the U.S. continues to polarize, or to get even worse, about masks and vaccines, more or less along political lines (which are also rural/urban, and somewhat regional) can we imagine that C-19 will be virulent and dead… --- ## [Lack of coordination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-coordination/929420)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-coordination/929420 "2021-01-01T21:21:26Z")
Both approved vaccines in the US require a followup shot about 4 weeks later. Somewhere I read that Operation Warpspeed is holding back 55% of the vaccines to allow for this. (They had a reason for holding back more than… --- ## [COVID vs. a nuclear strike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vs-a-nuclear-strike/929384)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vs-a-nuclear-strike/929384 "2021-01-01T02:31:46Z")
Saw this on Twitter this morning and I ran the simulation myself… Scenario 1: 800kt airburst of a Russian Topol nuclear warhead on midtown Atlanta Scenario 2: Actual COVID deaths in the United States in 2020 Answer… --- ## [When do you think what will become available again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-think-what-will-become-available-again/929115)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-do-you-think-what-will-become-available-again/929115 "2020-12-30T21:14:02Z")
In another thread, folk are guessing when they might be able to get the vaccine. Kinda related, when would you imagine what activities/venues will be opened up? Either what will be allowed by law that currently isn’t (… --- ## [Crystal Ball: COVID a year/two years from now after 40-50% of USA vaccinated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-ball-covid-a-year-two-years-from-now-after-40-50-of-usa-vaccinated/927652)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-ball-covid-a-year-two-years-from-now-after-40-50-of-usa-vaccinated/927652 "2020-12-30T02:08:37Z")
What do y’all realistically imagine our long and longer term future will be like with this virus? What will “widespread immunity” look like? Will we just come to accept COVID as a fact of life like colds, flu, allergies? … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=24)