# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=24 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 25 --- ## [As the death toll rises, are any cities resorting to mass burials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-the-death-toll-rises-are-any-cities-resorting-to-mass-burials/928992)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-the-death-toll-rises-are-any-cities-resorting-to-mass-burials/928992 "2020-12-29T19:53:48Z")
CNN is running stories that mention freezer trucks parked outside hospitals because the morgue is full. Any reports of cities opening pits for mass graves? Archeologists are still finding mass burial sites from the med… --- ## [Pfizer et al Sharing Manufacturing Technique?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pfizer-et-al-sharing-manufacturing-technique/928073)
**Author:** [@DtypeJag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DtypeJag)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pfizer-et-al-sharing-manufacturing-technique/928073 "2020-12-29T03:31:57Z")
Tax payers have paid for development of Pfizers and other pharm companies vaccines plus guarenteed purchase of the product even if it doesn’t work, so why can’t they be required to share successful production method of a… --- ## [Things We Lost in the Virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-lost-in-the-virus/854572)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-lost-in-the-virus/854572 "2020-12-26T03:47:45Z")
Not a thread about the people who have died. This is a memorial thread for the various businesses and other institutions that have announced they will not be re-opening when the lockdown ends. The Original Hot Dog Shop … --- ## [Relative probability of COVID-19 versus flu, in patients with symptoms typical of both](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-probability-of-covid-19-versus-flu-in-patients-with-symptoms-typical-of-both/928416)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-probability-of-covid-19-versus-flu-in-patients-with-symptoms-typical-of-both/928416 "2020-12-25T14:36:16Z")
Of all the people currently who have symptoms that are ambiguously consistent with flu and with COVID-19, who go and get a COVID test, what’s the likelihood of a positive test result? There’s no anosmia, which I think wo… --- ## [What is the average age of those who have died from Covid-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-those-who-have-died-from-covid-19/928788)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-age-of-those-who-have-died-from-covid-19/928788 "2020-12-24T05:51:30Z")
Over 320,000 Americans have died from Covid-19. Does anyone know the average age of this cohort (with cite)? --- ## [How can wearing masks become the "cool" thing to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-wearing-masks-become-the-cool-thing-to-do/923927)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-wearing-masks-become-the-cool-thing-to-do/923927 "2020-12-23T06:29:53Z")
I’m thinking back to seatbelts. There was resistance. I didn’t wear mine all the time at first. Now I buckle it as soon as I’m in the car. Hell, I wear it in my driveway and when I’m going through the car wash. A nation… --- ## [Does a Corona infection reduce your sensitivity to hot food as well as taste and smell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-corona-infection-reduce-your-sensitivity-to-hot-food-as-well-as-taste-and-smell/928399)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-corona-infection-reduce-your-sensitivity-to-hot-food-as-well-as-taste-and-smell/928399 "2020-12-22T09:19:48Z")
Sometimes a Corona infection leaves the patients unable to smell (anosmia) or to taste anything. I was wondering if the sense of hotness (hot like on Scoville, not like °C) is related to taste or to pain, and if it is ta… --- ## [20% of Americans have had Coronavirus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-of-americans-have-had-coronavirus/928377)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-of-americans-have-had-coronavirus/928377 "2020-12-22T02:53:23Z")
Nobody knows how many cases of Coronavirus there actually are - healthy people don’t get tested. But this interesting approach in The Economist suggests 20% of Americans might have had Covid. An interesting read. --- ## [Can we mix and match moderna and pfizer vaccines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-mix-and-match-moderna-and-pfizer-vaccines/928408)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-mix-and-match-moderna-and-pfizer-vaccines/928408 "2020-12-21T22:29:32Z")
Both require two shots. We don’t get a choice which to take, we get what’s available in our area. But if I get the Pfizer vaccine now, then 20 some days later…I go for my second one…does it HAVE to be the Pfizer one, o… --- ## [Would getting both the Pfizer \*and\* the Moderna vaccine provide even more protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-getting-both-the-pfizer-and-the-moderna-vaccine-provide-even-more-protection/928114)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-getting-both-the-pfizer-and-the-moderna-vaccine-provide-even-more-protection/928114 "2020-12-20T04:14:41Z")
Looks like the Moderna vaccine is getting ready to roll out. Say you had already gotten the Pfizer vaccine. If you went ahead and got the Moderna one, too, are you now even more protected? --- ## [Operation WARP speed - does US get 100% of production until Pfizer delivers 100 million doses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/operation-warp-speed-does-us-get-100-of-production-until-pfizer-delivers-100-million-doses/928186)
**Author:** [@jdc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/operation-warp-speed-does-us-get-100-of-production-until-pfizer-delivers-100-million-doses/928186 "2020-12-20T01:01:07Z")
We’ve all seen the inequities in US health care in the availability of testing and the rationing of Remdesivir for regular folks, while Trump, Christie, Juliani jump right to the front, and I expect that we’ll see the we… --- ## [mRNA Vaccines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrna-vaccines/928199)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2020, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mrna-vaccines/928199 "2020-12-19T21:58:55Z")
It would seem to me that some caution as to the new mRNA-type vaccines is warranted. This is not to be confused with anti-vaxxer CT nonsense generally. Because conventional vaccines have an very extensive history, have b… --- ## [Gandalf gets "Cure Disease" Spell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gandalf-gets-cure-disease-spell/928309)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gandalf-gets-cure-disease-spell/928309 "2020-12-19T20:02:50Z")
Clearly speaking as a pro-vaxer. Good for him. --- ## [Speeding up the Vaccine Shots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-up-the-vaccine-shots/928045)
**Author:** [@DtypeJag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DtypeJag)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2020, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speeding-up-the-vaccine-shots/928045 "2020-12-19T04:25:46Z")
Many years ago when I was in the Army they vaccinated us with a pressurized tank with about a gallon of the vaccine and a small compressor. There were no tiny bottles or syringes involved. It was injected under very hi… --- ## [How can I get the COVID vaccine when my mother doesn't want me to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-covid-vaccine-when-my-mother-doesnt-want-me-to/928099)
**Author:** [@CorpusNeptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorpusNeptune)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-covid-vaccine-when-my-mother-doesnt-want-me-to/928099 "2020-12-19T00:53:22Z")
As a minor, I cannot get a vaccine without parental consent (at least based on where I’m from; correct me if I’m wrong, though). My mom doesn’t want me to get the vaccine, not because she is anti-vax (at least I hope not… --- ## [Future COVID-19 vaccines after current ones - A concern](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-covid-19-vaccines-after-current-ones-a-concern/928216)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-covid-19-vaccines-after-current-ones-a-concern/928216 "2020-12-18T20:42:39Z")
There is one concern that occurred to me that I haven’t really seen anyone talk about with the currrent vaccine crop. They don’t know how long the current vaccines will keep you immune. It’s possible they won’t last, an… --- ## [These Vaccines Don't Prevent Transmission of the Virus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-vaccines-dont-prevent-transmission-of-the-virus/928074)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-vaccines-dont-prevent-transmission-of-the-virus/928074 "2020-12-17T18:07:06Z")
I was pretty bummed out when I read that neither the Pfizer nor the Moderna vaccines necessarily prevented the transmission of SARS CoV 2. I don’t remember where I first heard about this but here’s one cite: neither th… --- ## [If Covid-19 happened 100 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-covid-19-happened-100-years-ago/928080)
**Author:** [@CrazyFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyFoo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-covid-19-happened-100-years-ago/928080 "2020-12-16T20:22:26Z")
If this pandemic occurred in 1920 instead of this year, how many more deaths would there have been? How much worse would it get? We would have no hope for a vaccine in 1920, what does the final outcome look like 100 year… --- ## [How the Covid 19 vaccine works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-covid-19-vaccine-works/927570)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-covid-19-vaccine-works/927570 "2020-12-16T04:01:43Z")
Excellent short video here about how a mRNA vaccine works --- ## [Vaccine: you'll get COVID but no symptoms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-youll-get-covid-but-no-symptoms/927962)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-youll-get-covid-but-no-symptoms/927962 "2020-12-15T23:46:36Z")
From a piece by Australian epidemiologist Adrian Enterman claiming the vaccine won’t mean a safe return to international travel: Let’s take the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine as an example. They have reported the efficacy of … --- ## [Would more money have sped up the vaccine development?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-more-money-have-sped-up-the-vaccine-development/928125)
**Author:** [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-more-money-have-sped-up-the-vaccine-development/928125 "2020-12-15T22:23:17Z")
I’m sure that certain aspects of the vaccine development needed to take time regardless of resources - you need to wait to see how the vaccine works, and that takes time. But what about the other aspects? If the governm… --- ## [Anyone have a literal Covid-19 nightmare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-literal-covid-19-nightmare/927745)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-literal-covid-19-nightmare/927745 "2020-12-15T06:13:39Z")
I had a first of it’s kind nightmare last night involving Covid-19. This wasn’t the usual being chased by a monster, falling from a high place, appearing naked in public, getting in a wreck, etc. No, my nightmare invol… --- ## [What exactly does it mean for a vaccine to be 95% effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-it-mean-for-a-vaccine-to-be-95-effective/927972)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-it-mean-for-a-vaccine-to-be-95-effective/927972 "2020-12-14T01:05:11Z")
When they say a vaccine is 95% effective, does that mean 95% of the people are immune, and 5% have no immunity? Or does it mean each individual still has a 5% chance of getting infected? Or something else? --- ## [After first dose of vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-first-dose-of-vaccine/927490)
**Author:** [@Courk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Courk)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-first-dose-of-vaccine/927490 "2020-12-13T15:30:36Z")
I’m struggling to find information on this, but is there any protection offered after receiving the first dose of a two-part series? I feel like there would be some protection, with possibly an exposure after that time … --- ## [Worried about my dog, post-pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worried-about-my-dog-post-pandemic/927826)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worried-about-my-dog-post-pandemic/927826 "2020-12-11T17:52:13Z")
My dog is a rescue, who had some pretty severe separation anxiety when I first got her, and was on daily Prozac, and trazodone as a PRN. She had to be crated any time she was left alone, because she would be destructive,… --- ## [Protocols for Coliving House (7 Roommates!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocols-for-coliving-house-7-roommates/926063)
**Author:** [@edwin\_klockars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwin_klockars)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocols-for-coliving-house-7-roommates/926063 "2020-12-11T00:07:23Z")
In an effort to escape the chaos and depression of urban environments during the pandemic, six friends and I have moved to a mansion in Hawaii until the world returns to normal. We’re all pretty happy with our decision … --- ## [The idiocy - OHSAA coronavirus rules: Students can wrestle, but can't shake hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiocy-ohsaa-coronavirus-rules-students-can-wrestle-but-cant-shake-hands/927255)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-idiocy-ohsaa-coronavirus-rules-students-can-wrestle-but-cant-shake-hands/927255 "2020-12-10T04:33:54Z")
Not sure if this should go here or in MSIMS: Regardless of which side you are on some things are just idiotic and this one has to be near the top of the stupid pile. I understand that businesses and organizations are s… --- ## [My BIL has COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bil-has-covid-19/925971)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-bil-has-covid-19/925971 "2020-12-10T01:16:17Z")
So…my sister and her husband, both Trump supporters (the only relative I have with this problem) went to DC last weekend(?) to “show their support of our president”. Last night my sister and her husband went to the Eme… --- ## [COVID erectile dysfunction, the latest worry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-erectile-dysfunction-the-latest-worry/927337)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-erectile-dysfunction-the-latest-worry/927337 "2020-12-09T21:00:00Z")
Will say, had this been known in January, the administration’s response may have been completely different (embedded video contains the news report): If you get the Rona, you won’t get a Bona. --- ## [What are our numbers telling us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-our-numbers-telling-us/927322)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-our-numbers-telling-us/927322 "2020-12-09T16:06:12Z")
Deaths and hospitalizations seem to be about the only somewhat solid statistics we have to work with when projecting infection rates in the general population. We know the vast majority of cases go un-diagnosed but is is… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=25)