# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=29 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 30 --- ## [We go to 11!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-go-to-11/919736)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-go-to-11/919736 "2020-09-07T12:28:06Z")
According to the numbers at COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer , the U.S. now has only the 11th worst rate for covid deaths per million population. Yes, two of the top worst ten are countries so small they woul… --- ## [Study published in J of Am College of Cardiology: Anticoagulant therapy cuts mortality in half](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-published-in-j-of-am-college-of-cardiology-anticoagulant-therapy-cuts-mortality-in-half/919129)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-published-in-j-of-am-college-of-cardiology-anticoagulant-therapy-cuts-mortality-in-half/919129 "2020-09-03T21:49:50Z")
A study (paywalled) published Wednesday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (summary news story from J ACC, not paywalled) reports the results of a retrospective review from the Mount Sinai hospital syst… --- ## [Hooray! The pandemic's over! Sort of a rant really](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-pandemics-over-sort-of-a-rant-really/919615)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-pandemics-over-sort-of-a-rant-really/919615 "2020-09-03T03:05:57Z")
This isn’t only happening in Canada of course but on the same day there was this, from Halifax: ““I think it’s really important that companies do return to their office spaces because it’s how we work, it’s how we opera… --- ## [What do you do if you sneeze in your mask?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-you-sneeze-in-your-mask/919514)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-you-sneeze-in-your-mask/919514 "2020-09-01T19:17:26Z")
I was doing my grocery shopping yesterday and had to sneeze. Didn’t have a hanky. First, I tried very hard not to make noise, to avoid alarming other customers. There was no noticeable mucus, but I still didn’t want to w… --- ## [Interesting COVID stats (Harper’s Index - July)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-covid-stats-harper-s-index-july/919370)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-covid-stats-harper-s-index-july/919370 "2020-09-01T05:21:32Z")
% US College fall enrollment may decline: 15 New US jobs created since 2007: 21,275,000 Unemployment claims, first 4 wks: 22,026,000 % US small business owners who say won’t survive if Covid lasts 6 mos: 62 % restaur… --- ## [Time between infection and contagious stage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-between-infection-and-contagious-stage/919491)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-between-infection-and-contagious-stage/919491 "2020-09-01T02:05:34Z")
What is the shortest time between when a person is exposed to COVID-19 and becomes contagious? My sister developed symptoms and tested positive on a Friday. At least three people had dinner with her two days prior (Wed… --- ## [Help me understand CDC comorbidity stats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-cdc-comorbidity-stats/919388)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-cdc-comorbidity-stats/919388 "2020-08-31T20:05:31Z")
Certain places are reporting the 6% figure This (I believe) being misinterpreted as saying that 94% of COVID deaths had preexisting conditions. I am guessing, that some deaths were die to (say pneumonia) CAUSED by COVI… --- ## [Should I get vaccinated for Covid-19 if I have recovered from it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-vaccinated-for-covid-19-if-i-have-recovered-from-it/918951)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-vaccinated-for-covid-19-if-i-have-recovered-from-it/918951 "2020-08-30T23:44:13Z")
I have had Covid-19 and have recovered from it. I know that the length of immunity isn’t known at this time. I also know that you can apparently be reinfected with it. When and if a vaccine becomes widely available, woul… --- ## [If you wonder why we told you that the paper you cited was shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-wonder-why-we-told-you-that-the-paper-you-cited-was-shit/918481)
**Author:** [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-wonder-why-we-told-you-that-the-paper-you-cited-was-shit/918481 "2020-08-28T20:46:17Z")
This (or here) got (supposedly) peer reviewed and subsequently published. It was an attempt to show that some sources would publish anything and it succeeded. Yes, they retracted it once they got called on it, but that d… --- ## [Russia says they have Covid19 vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-says-they-have-covid19-vaccine/917880)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-says-they-have-covid19-vaccine/917880 "2020-08-28T15:02:18Z")
Do you believe it? Would you take it? --- ## [Curious about Covid-19 and Homeopathy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-about-covid-19-and-homeopathy/917097)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-about-covid-19-and-homeopathy/917097 "2020-08-26T16:20:18Z")
Has there been any word on homeopathetic treatment when it comes to the current pandemic? --- ## [This could be bad: Hong Kong announces first confirmed reinfection case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-could-be-bad-hong-kong-announces-first-confirmed-reinfection-case/918892)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-could-be-bad-hong-kong-announces-first-confirmed-reinfection-case/918892 "2020-08-26T11:37:47Z")
Stories on this are just coming out, so it’s unknown how widespread this will be if it is even confirmed by other sources. But, we appear to have the first confirmed case of a patient recovering from Covid19 and becoming… --- ## [Threadspotting - QZ Style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadspotting-qz-style/919013)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadspotting-qz-style/919013 "2020-08-26T01:39:18Z")
A few days ago I hit refresh on my unread page and got: The thumbnail shown here in the post is useless but the full image is kinda funny. This is unretouched. What are the odds of that? p.s. This is my first attem… --- ## [Are you seeing a sort of under-the-radar sort of "Stay Home, Stay Safe" type fatigue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-seeing-a-sort-of-under-the-radar-sort-of-stay-home-stay-safe-type-fatigue/918022)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-seeing-a-sort-of-under-the-radar-sort-of-stay-home-stay-safe-type-fatigue/918022 "2020-08-25T18:33:55Z")
So the official advice is still to stay home if you possibly can, and not go out and do anything but necessary stuff like grocery shopping, food pickup (if you have to), and the like. Basically a sort of self-quarantine… --- ## [Things are opening up. What personal service are you comfortable to try to get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-are-opening-up-what-personal-service-are-you-comfortable-to-try-to-get/854087)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-are-opening-up-what-personal-service-are-you-comfortable-to-try-to-get/854087 "2020-08-25T00:01:08Z")
I need a manicure. I need a facial waxing. I would love a micro-dermabrasion and facial. But I don’t feel brave enough for any of them. You? --- ## [Shortages again this fall, are you hearing this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortages-again-this-fall-are-you-hearing-this/918054)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortages-again-this-fall-are-you-hearing-this/918054 "2020-08-24T19:30:58Z")
I had a flood at home (water heater) that ruined my TP and paper towel stash. Sigh. I am hearing repeatedly that I need to restock NOW, because there will be major shortages again this fall. And hearing that meat and cle… --- ## [Why are some people not affected by the virus, yet, including me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-not-affected-by-the-virus-yet-including-me/918832)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-not-affected-by-the-virus-yet-including-me/918832 "2020-08-23T23:21:32Z")
PSA: I don’t mean to sound rude by asking this, but this has been on my mind for awhile now: Ever since the virus started making major headlines back in March up until today, 1 to 2 people, who I personally know, have f… --- ## [What to do when someone in your social group flaunts their flagrant violation of social distancing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-someone-in-your-social-group-flaunts-their-flagrant-violation-of-social-distancing/853968)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-when-someone-in-your-social-group-flaunts-their-flagrant-violation-of-social-distancing/853968 "2020-08-23T04:57:00Z")
Just today I was involved in a social situation (online, not in person) where one person in the social group (a longtime online acquaintance to me whom I would never have called a friend, but some of my friends would cer… --- ## [So, what should I be hoarding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-i-be-hoarding/918683)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-should-i-be-hoarding/918683 "2020-08-22T18:33:40Z")
I expect significant supply chain disruptions this fall, due to the “second wave” of infections. So I feel like the responsible thing to do is to lay in a supply of stuff that I can store now, so I don’t have to panic bu… --- ## [Our COVID College Conundrum and how we solved it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-covid-college-conundrum-and-how-we-solved-it/918750)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-covid-college-conundrum-and-how-we-solved-it/918750 "2020-08-22T15:32:05Z")
It was, without a doubt, the most complex decision I’ve made in my life. Surprisingly, it was the way in which the complete lack of national and State leadership impacted us the most. I’m still not sure I made the intell… --- ## [China and COVID-19 from here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-and-covid-19-from-here/851072)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-and-covid-19-from-here/851072 "2020-08-21T21:52:49Z")
Even assuming that China has under-reported identified case and death numbers by an order of magnitude it would be true that 99% of Hubei was uninfected and even more in the rest of China. Most of China’s residents are s… --- ## [Coronavirus Having a Negative Impact on Blood Donations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-having-a-negative-impact-on-blood-donations/849366)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-having-a-negative-impact-on-blood-donations/849366 "2020-08-20T04:45:47Z")
If you can, I urge you to donate blood. We don’t need a nationwide blood shortage on top of everything else. Link Link Link --- ## [Study published in Cell: Long term immunity likely even after antibody levels fade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-published-in-cell-long-term-immunity-likely-even-after-antibody-levels-fade/918464)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-published-in-cell-long-term-immunity-likely-even-after-antibody-levels-fade/918464 "2020-08-20T03:13:57Z")
A study published in the journal Cell points to a vigorous and lasting immune response even after antibody levels to the virus fade. Researchers examined blood samples from patients who recovered from COVID and found me… --- ## [Effect of Covid on Prostitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-covid-on-prostitution/915849)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effect-of-covid-on-prostitution/915849 "2020-08-19T18:52:54Z")
I would guess that the demand for this type of service would be down, but is it really? Anecdotal data welcome, as real data is probably difficult to obtain. --- ## [I've been asked to help with our community's reopening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-asked-to-help-with-our-communitys-reopening/852696)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-asked-to-help-with-our-communitys-reopening/852696 "2020-08-18T18:21:51Z")
I’ve been asked by our mayor to join his economic council on reopening our community. We are a top 20 metropolitan area in the US. Our company is a large employer in the community, and we operate in essential industrie… --- ## [UNC-Chapel Hill goes online only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unc-chapel-hill-goes-online-only/918352)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unc-chapel-hill-goes-online-only/918352 "2020-08-18T01:29:15Z")
Well that didn’t take long – the University of North Carolina becomes the first major public university to reverse course and go online-only after reopening to in-person instruction. This after 130 students tested posit… --- ## [Interesting pattern on CDC bar graph](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-pattern-on-cdc-bar-graph/918216)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-pattern-on-cdc-bar-graph/918216 "2020-08-17T12:11:06Z")
The graph my local news just showed depicted deaths, and I’ll try and find it, but scroll down to the “New Cases By Day” chart; it exhibited the same pattern that the death chart did. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/201… --- ## [Quick question about hydroxychloroquine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-about-hydroxychloroquine/916731)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-about-hydroxychloroquine/916731 "2020-08-16T22:19:58Z")
As I recall, hydroxychloroquine seemed early on to help people who had COVID and were on respirators. I also recall that the FDA did not recommend its use because it could kill the patient. So I think I remember that h… --- ## [My retail store only allows 6 customers at a time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-retail-store-only-allows-6-customers-at-a-time/918116)
**Author:** [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-retail-store-only-allows-6-customers-at-a-time/918116 "2020-08-16T15:33:54Z")
As per my state’s current covid 19 guidelines for retail stores, we limited the number of customers who can come in and shop at one time. Our clientele have been respectful/ tolerant of that policy these past couple of m… --- ## [As President of the US, how would you have handled the COVID-19 pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-president-of-the-us-how-would-you-have-handled-the-covid-19-pandemic/915343)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-president-of-the-us-how-would-you-have-handled-the-covid-19-pandemic/915343 "2020-08-15T19:51:21Z")
There’s a lot of criticism of Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, but I haven’t seen much discussion of what he should have done differently. So, I’ll start: I would have immediately announced a crash… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=28) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=30)