# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=25 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 26 --- ## [Covidwise contact tracing app - yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covidwise-contact-tracing-app-yea-or-nay/917410)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covidwise-contact-tracing-app-yea-or-nay/917410 "2020-12-09T13:01:35Z")
Virginia has announced an exposure notification app called covidwise, based on Google and Apple’s approach. The privacy design looks pretty good, but I don’t have time to dive deeply. Any thoughts or experience from SDMB… --- ## [Who else is working on a vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-working-on-a-vaccine/925780)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-is-working-on-a-vaccine/925780 "2020-12-09T00:37:37Z")
Apart from Russia and the US, which other countries are actually working to develop a coronavirus vaccine? --- ## [Has any major church/denomination blamed COVID on God's judgement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-major-church-denomination-blamed-covid-on-gods-judgement/924597)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-any-major-church-denomination-blamed-covid-on-gods-judgement/924597 "2020-12-09T00:27:24Z")
I often see fundamental churches blaming a catastrophe on God’s wrath over something, usually abortion or the gay. I haven’t noticed it for COVID; have I just missed it? Because to me the most obvious source of God’s w… --- ## [Another pandemic on the way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pandemic-on-the-way/927553)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-pandemic-on-the-way/927553 "2020-12-08T09:30:28Z")
OK, I shouldn’t scare you guys, but there’s a possible new disease that’s cropped up in southern India: --- ## [Fall/Winter Holidays 2020 - What are your plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-winter-holidays-2020-what-are-your-plans/923610)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-winter-holidays-2020-what-are-your-plans/923610 "2020-12-07T14:31:25Z")
Halloween is next week. Thanksgiving next month. Xmas and whatnot after that. In these strange times, how are you planning to handle them? Halloween we usually stay home and give out candy, but I don’t know if trick-or… --- ## [Are gyms open in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gyms-open-in-your-area/915779)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gyms-open-in-your-area/915779 "2020-12-06T17:24:18Z")
In my part of Canada, gyms just opened. I’d done a mediocre job of staying in shape in the meantime, and was happy to see this. I would have thought a lot of others would be too. One local gym, quite large, might have… --- ## [Is warp speed too fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-warp-speed-too-fast/927057)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-warp-speed-too-fast/927057 "2020-12-05T18:54:58Z")
One reason it takes so long to conduct drug–and presumably vaccine–trials is that they spend a lot of time finding the sweet spot between effective action of the drug and side effects. The whole odd business about the A… --- ## [Coronavirus’s long-term impact on society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-s-long-term-impact-on-society/927258)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-s-long-term-impact-on-society/927258 "2020-12-05T03:15:58Z")
I’d certainly prefer that it never happened, but I feel like the COVID era will eventually be a fascinating sociological case study. Now that there is so much optimism about the vaccines, it seems like most people in th… --- ## [Masks to keep out the bad while letting in the good for pennies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-to-keep-out-the-bad-while-letting-in-the-good-for-pennies/925462)
**Author:** [@rboyce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rboyce)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-to-keep-out-the-bad-while-letting-in-the-good-for-pennies/925462 "2020-12-05T00:30:50Z")
Masks to keep out the bad while letting in the good for pennies I have discovered that you can breathe through a coffee pot filter If you take four (4) coffee pot filters stacked one on the other, you can breathe threw… --- ## [The Yankee Candle inidicator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yankee-candle-inidicator/926690)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-yankee-candle-inidicator/926690 "2020-12-04T23:58:08Z")
“Scented candles: An unexpected victim of the COVID-19 pandemic 1/n” Analysis of complaints that scented candles have no scent as an indicator of Covid --- ## [How does the pandemic end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-pandemic-end/926229)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-pandemic-end/926229 "2020-12-04T02:50:37Z")
I mean, what will that look like? How will the coming year 2021 and beyond play out? We’ve got a couple of very promising vaccines. But we also have 350m US and 7.8 billion worldwide to vaccinate. I know we don’t have t… --- ## [So how many in your Covid Pod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-in-your-covid-pod/926767)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-many-in-your-covid-pod/926767 "2020-12-03T22:44:51Z")
We are 2. He’s high risk. And I don’t want to bring anything home to him, so masked grocery shopping and doctors’ appointment are it. --- ## [MMR vaccine for COVID-19 protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmr-vaccine-for-covid-19-protection/914978)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmr-vaccine-for-covid-19-protection/914978 "2020-12-03T14:45:08Z")
Some preliminary research suggests vaccines using live attenuated viruses, such as the MMR vaccine, could activate an immune response that could lessen the severity of symptoms if the person is later infected with SARS-C… --- ## [Mayor Hancock told all Denver employees not to travel even for family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-hancock-told-all-denver-employees-not-to-travel-even-for-family/926885)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-hancock-told-all-denver-employees-not-to-travel-even-for-family/926885 "2020-12-03T14:34:17Z")
If they did they travel out of state they would have to quarantine themselves unpaid or take personal time. But he highly stressed DO NOT TRAVEL. So he traveled for Thanksgiving to Mississippi. But it was OK because i… --- ## [Atlas Shrugged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlas-shrugged/926876)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlas-shrugged/926876 "2020-12-03T01:47:37Z")
Dr. Atlas is leaving the Trump administration. Dr. Scott Atlas resigns from Trump administration - CNNPolitics --- ## [Vaccine Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-questions/926909)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-questions/926909 "2020-12-01T13:46:54Z")
If I understand correctly, vaccines work by injecting a small amount of a virus into the body, allowing the body to create antibodies that will protect against future exposure. If this is so, then why aren’t people who … --- ## [College kids and returning home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-kids-and-returning-home/925666)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-kids-and-returning-home/925666 "2020-12-01T04:42:46Z")
Dweezil’s college, like many others, tweaked their schedule so everyone would be done by Thanksgiving. Some kids might need to go back after that for finals (not sure whether this applies to Dweezil or not). He comes ho… --- ## [New therapies for Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-therapies-for-covid/925668)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-therapies-for-covid/925668 "2020-11-29T22:07:27Z")
I’ve seen references that the medical community has developed better therapies for Covid over the past half year, so the survival rate is better. What are the new therapies that they’ve developed? One I’ve heard about … --- ## [Want to participate in a clinical trial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-participate-in-a-clinical-trial/915877)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-participate-in-a-clinical-trial/915877 "2020-11-24T04:02:44Z")
Here’s a link where you can sign up. I got the information from Dr. Zorba Paster, so it’s not a crackpot site. --- ## [NFL Games during COVID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-games-during-covid/920473)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-games-during-covid/920473 "2020-11-24T01:27:30Z")
Has this been addressed already here? I saw photos from Thursday night NFL game, pre-game BLM gesture in which numerous players were lined up shoulder to shoulder without masks or helmets. (I didn’t see the game.) Wh… --- ## [Coronavirus found in testes and can cause male infertility](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-found-in-testes-and-can-cause-male-infertility/925305)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-found-in-testes-and-can-cause-male-infertility/925305 "2020-11-23T09:35:17Z")
Ok virus, Now your hitting us below the belt! :worried: Coronavirus sure knows how to mess up people’s lives. --- ## [How exactly is Black Friday going to work under COVID conditions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-black-friday-going-to-work-under-covid-conditions/926164)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-black-friday-going-to-work-under-covid-conditions/926164 "2020-11-23T01:13:02Z")
Are store literally going to have the same massive lines outside the buildings like in years previous? --- ## [Breakthrough vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakthrough-vaccine/925163)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breakthrough-vaccine/925163 "2020-11-22T09:18:56Z")
This is the most hopeful news I have seen all year: Even if this is the success claimed, there are a couple of issues. Vaccines differ in at least three somewhat related parameters. How hard are the to manufacture? … --- ## [Economics (in the broadest sense) of lockdown and vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-in-the-broadest-sense-of-lockdown-and-vaccine/925751)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economics-in-the-broadest-sense-of-lockdown-and-vaccine/925751 "2020-11-21T16:20:10Z")
I saw this interesting tweet the other day "Idiots: A vaccine is coming soon, let’s party woooo! Realists: “Soon” means half a year, and right now the virus is growing super fast. No partying! Econ nerds: A vaccine o… --- ## [To Mask or Not to Mask, that is the Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-mask-or-not-to-mask-that-is-the-question/917910)
**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-mask-or-not-to-mask-that-is-the-question/917910 "2020-11-21T11:57:54Z")
Most of us have accepted that masks help avoid spreading COVID-19, mostly protecting others from the wearer. Many US states have implemented some version of mask mandates. But it’s been mixed messages, and contradictory … --- ## [Enforcing a vaccination requirement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforcing-a-vaccination-requirement/925909)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2020, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enforcing-a-vaccination-requirement/925909 "2020-11-21T06:29:18Z")
This started as a hijack of the Breakthrough thread. Assuming that there is an effective and reasonably priced vaccine by spring, countries, states, companies, restaurants, etc. will start requiring proof of vaccination… --- ## [Multiple vaccines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-vaccines/926071)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-vaccines/926071 "2020-11-21T00:57:32Z")
Suppose I get the first vaccine that’s available. Then a better vaccine comes out. Is there any advantage (or disadvantage) to getting the second one as well? --- ## [My sister, a pro hoax believer, has Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-a-pro-hoax-believer-has-covid/915770)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-a-pro-hoax-believer-has-covid/915770 "2020-11-19T23:44:42Z")
The irony of this is has put an “I told you it was true” smile on many family members. She came down with the symptoms about a week after visiting some cousin’s that live in another part of the state of Washington. I am … --- ## [Ok humor me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-humor-me/926044)
**Author:** [@arteekgeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arteekgeek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-humor-me/926044 "2020-11-20T15:05:44Z")
While this is no laughing matter the pandemic revealed a mutating or rumored Uber Volatile Stran of COVID. Is the initial disease considered corona extra … ? Is there a light on the shelf ?? Thanks --- ## [Neck Gaiters/face prote ctors. Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neck-gaiters-face-prote-ctors-good/925937)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neck-gaiters-face-prote-ctors-good/925937 "2020-11-19T15:33:33Z")
Frankly, they look more comfortable & easier to use. Gpood prtection or no. An example– example 1 example 2 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=26)