# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=38 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 39 --- ## [\_\_ months to a vaccine (pick a number). How does it affect your behaviour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/__-months-to-a-vaccine-pick-a-number-how-does-it-affect-your-behaviour/853204)
**Author:** [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/__-months-to-a-vaccine-pick-a-number-how-does-it-affect-your-behaviour/853204 "2020-05-08T23:28:07Z")
I was talking to our financial advisor on Friday (we’re trying to build a house). He said they are using a four year horizon for a vaccine in their models. Some are hoping for this fall… An article in the times https:… --- ## [Anyone had friends suckered into MLM during quarantine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-friends-suckered-into-mlm-during-quarantine/853440)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-had-friends-suckered-into-mlm-during-quarantine/853440 "2020-05-08T23:25:45Z")
I can’t be neutral about MLMs, I think they’re the scum of the earth. They play on the vulnerable and lots of people are vulnerable now. Friend A. Works in a back office for real estate. Obviously properties aren’t re… --- ## [Coronavirus survivors banned from joining the military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-survivors-banned-from-joining-the-military/853305)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-survivors-banned-from-joining-the-military/853305 "2020-05-08T22:42:30Z")
Coronavirus survivors banned from joining the military So when do military academy graduates take their formal oath? If it’s after graduation, what if they test positive before taking the oath? --- ## [foldingathome.org - Distributed computing for medecine research](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldingathome-org-distributed-computing-for-medecine-research/853383)
**Author:** [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foldingathome-org-distributed-computing-for-medecine-research/853383 "2020-05-08T19:24:12Z")
Since most of us are reasonably computer literate and would be likely to consider the possibility of beneficial research, I recommend looking into\[ foldingathome.org \]. this is a distributed computing project directed a… --- ## [There was 'Community spread' of covid-19 in France as early as December 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-community-spread-of-covid-19-in-france-as-early-as-december-2019/853176)
**Author:** [@Tigers2B1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tigers2B1)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-community-spread-of-covid-19-in-france-as-early-as-december-2019/853176 "2020-05-08T17:29:33Z")
This person had not travelled to China or, to his knowledge, come in contact anyone who had. So apparently there was Community spread in France as early as December. --- ## [Andy Serkis to raise COVID-19 relief funds by reading entire Hobbit live online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-serkis-to-raise-covid-19-relief-funds-by-reading-entire-hobbit-live-online/853369)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-serkis-to-raise-covid-19-relief-funds-by-reading-entire-hobbit-live-online/853369 "2020-05-08T10:46:03Z")
I’m guessing he’ll do Gollum’s voice pretty well. --- ## ["Plandemic" (conspiracy theory video taken down from You Tube)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plandemic-conspiracy-theory-video-taken-down-from-you-tube/853301)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plandemic-conspiracy-theory-video-taken-down-from-you-tube/853301 "2020-05-08T04:23:19Z")
This came up on Facebook earlier, and was already gone from YT by the time I clicked on the link. In short, it’s a interview with a scientist who has been discredited for her unorthodox views on, among other things, HIV… --- ## [Man arrested after disrupting salute to first responders, waving gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-after-disrupting-salute-to-first-responders-waving-gun/853354)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-after-disrupting-salute-to-first-responders-waving-gun/853354 "2020-05-08T01:21:49Z")
I don’t even have the words anymore to express my feelings about this kind of shit. “What the hell is wrong with people” hardly seems sufficient. This was about 20 miles from me. What is happening in this country! --- ## [What sort of rules would’ve worked for the United States on a national level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-rules-would-ve-worked-for-the-united-states-on-a-national-level/853309)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-rules-would-ve-worked-for-the-united-states-on-a-national-level/853309 "2020-05-07T22:36:15Z")
I was just speculating what would be effective if the United States were structured to be able to coordinate a unified national response like other countries. It’s not hard to imagine better than real life, but I was won… --- ## [Things that seem like a good deal, but maybe really aren't? COVID edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-seem-like-a-good-deal-but-maybe-really-arent-covid-edition/853190)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-seem-like-a-good-deal-but-maybe-really-arent-covid-edition/853190 "2020-05-07T16:05:56Z")
I got a text message from Verizon the other day. They are throwing a free 15 GB of data our way for the month of May, I assume to help us out “in these uncertain times.” Unfortunately, I rarely go anywhere because of th… --- ## [Health insurance and risky behavior in COVID era](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-and-risky-behavior-in-covid-era/853270)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance-and-risky-behavior-in-covid-era/853270 "2020-05-07T13:23:28Z")
I’m intending this as more of a GQ-ish question, but put it here because it relates to COVID. I have heard that some insurance policies have clauses that certain types of risky behavior may negate the benefits. For exam… --- ## [Anybody else receive a stimulus check for a dead relative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-receive-a-stimulus-check-for-a-dead-relative/853286)
**Author:** [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-receive-a-stimulus-check-for-a-dead-relative/853286 "2020-05-06T21:35:06Z")
Just got a stimulus check yesterday. Addressed to my deceased mother-in-law, c/o Mrs. Martian (who was executor of my MIL’s estate). MIL died in 2018, we filed a final tax return last year. The IRS knows she’s deceased, … --- ## [As if this isn't scary enough already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-if-this-isnt-scary-enough-already/853223)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-if-this-isnt-scary-enough-already/853223 "2020-05-06T15:27:45Z")
Two stories came up on my newsfeed today. The first: The second: --- ## [Are Chinese Covid Numbers Believable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-chinese-covid-numbers-believable/852975)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-chinese-covid-numbers-believable/852975 "2020-05-06T14:13:30Z")
There are so many rumors. But the Chinese are claiming fewer than 5,000 dead. That does not possibly seem right. While the Chinese have a strong government that maintained very tough measures, that government is also pe… --- ## [Relative Risk of Various Activities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-risk-of-various-activities/853088)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-risk-of-various-activities/853088 "2020-05-06T08:26:02Z")
I know there’s a lot we don’t know, but on a scale of 1-10, where one is never leaving your basement or contacting another human with fresh air drawn in through a HEPA filter, and 10 being inhaling deeply while being cou… --- ## [Contact Tracing apps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-tracing-apps/852912)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-tracing-apps/852912 "2020-05-06T03:43:54Z")
States are rushing to hire people to become contact tracers, medical professionals that can assist individuals that test positive to identify all of the people they have been in contact with over the past 14 days. This … --- ## [Why is the COVID CFR in the GCC states so far below that of New York?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-covid-cfr-in-the-gcc-states-so-far-below-that-of-new-york/852968)
**Author:** [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-covid-cfr-in-the-gcc-states-so-far-below-that-of-new-york/852968 "2020-05-06T03:25:02Z")
GCC states = Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar Cumulatively, about 40,000 cases; Case fatality rate something around 0.5% New York, about 300,000 cases; Case fatality rate about 7.5% Seems like there are… --- ## [CDC Document Seems to Project Half a Million Deaths From COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-document-seems-to-project-half-a-million-deaths-from-covid-19/853136)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cdc-document-seems-to-project-half-a-million-deaths-from-covid-19/853136 "2020-05-06T00:25:20Z")
Who’s to say how accurate this is? Let’s hope it’s not. CDC Seems to Project Half a Million Deaths From COVID-19 – Mother Jones --- ## [France discover COVID19 case from December 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-discover-covid19-case-from-december-2019/853197)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-discover-covid19-case-from-december-2019/853197 "2020-05-05T18:03:33Z")
Link here. A man had a bad case of pneumonia in France and later infected his children. During a retest of samples from late December, his came back +ve for COVID19. No travel history. They think his wife (who worked n… --- ## [As businesses start to open in your area, which places will you vist and which ones still avoid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-businesses-start-to-open-in-your-area-which-places-will-you-vist-and-which-ones-still-avoid/852733)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-businesses-start-to-open-in-your-area-which-places-will-you-vist-and-which-ones-still-avoid/852733 "2020-05-05T14:57:05Z")
In his \[del\]in\[/del\]finite wisdom, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has decided we gotta open some shit (or die trying). I’m anticipating possibly going to the hair colorist by the first of June. I’ve described below why this seem… --- ## [Was the ventilator crisis overhyped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-ventilator-crisis-overhyped/852756)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-ventilator-crisis-overhyped/852756 "2020-05-05T12:35:10Z")
You don’t continue to hear about the need. Doctors are moving treatments away from ventilators as most people that ended up on ventilators died anyway. Dyson claims that UK government has advised them that they no long… --- ## [Things to still look forward to in the coming months, no matter what CV changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-still-look-forward-to-in-the-coming-months-no-matter-what-cv-changes/850834)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-still-look-forward-to-in-the-coming-months-no-matter-what-cv-changes/850834 "2020-05-05T10:50:20Z")
My wife and I have really gotten into kayaking the last couple summers, and it occurred to me that, short of one or both of us dying, there’s no reason we can’t still do that together: \[ul\] \[li\]If social distancing is … --- ## [Is COVID-19 the Great Filter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-covid-19-the-great-filter/853158)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Turk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan_Turk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-covid-19-the-great-filter/853158 "2020-05-05T06:22:17Z")
I’m sure many of you know what the Great Filter is, but if you want to brush up, it’s pretty well summed up on Wikipedia: Is COVID-19 the Great Filter? Have we already surmounted the Great Filter? --- ## [weekly oscillation of new daily cases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-oscillation-of-new-daily-cases/853121)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekly-oscillation-of-new-daily-cases/853121 "2020-05-05T03:01:24Z")
I’ve noted that there seems to be about a 7 day oscillating rise and fall of daily reported cases on the worldometer site for the U.S. United States COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer It appears a bit in the d… --- ## [Just one of the things I hate about this crisis: the shoe is always about to drop in 2 weeks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-one-of-the-things-i-hate-about-this-crisis-the-shoe-is-always-about-to-drop-in-2-weeks/852765)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-one-of-the-things-i-hate-about-this-crisis-the-shoe-is-always-about-to-drop-in-2-weeks/852765 "2020-05-05T01:29:15Z")
I keep hearing it over and over: “Just you wait another couple of weeks. Things will REALLY get bad then.” “We haven’t seen the peak yet. Just wait another couple of weeks.” And so on and so forth. For the past month.… --- ## [Witnesses for a will during COVID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witnesses-for-a-will-during-covid/853045)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witnesses-for-a-will-during-covid/853045 "2020-05-04T18:41:06Z")
I have a Living Will, but I don’t have a will. I have two adult children. I’ve been putting it off because it’s a hassle to get two witnesses together, as is required in Washington state. (I don’t necessarily need a nota… --- ## [Web site to check status of payment and enter bank account information is up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-to-check-status-of-payment-and-enter-bank-account-information-is-up/851842)
**Author:** [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-to-check-status-of-payment-and-enter-bank-account-information-is-up/851842 "2020-05-04T17:23:17Z")
You can use this web site to check the status of your payment and, if the Treasury does not have direct deposit information, you can update your bank account information. Enjoy! (But don’t get too stimulated.) --- ## [A Pandemic Reading List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pandemic-reading-list/852237)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pandemic-reading-list/852237 "2020-05-04T16:44:29Z")
Im rereading And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts. This book is so much more powerful now. People intentially ignoring warnings to not engage in risky sex. Researchers baffled, Doctors helpless to save their patients. … --- ## [Getting COVID-19 twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-covid-19-twice/853090)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-covid-19-twice/853090 "2020-05-04T09:30:09Z")
My understanding is that the experts are still undecided on whether or not a person who already got infected (and recovered) might get it a second time. It seems to me that if it were possible to get it a second time, w… --- ## [The possible Oxford vaccine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-possible-oxford-vaccine/852821)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-possible-oxford-vaccine/852821 "2020-05-03T12:11:54Z")
There was a large article in the New York Times about this yesterday, but here is a non-paywall article: Good News on Oxford Vaccine Is Bright Spot in Somber Covid-19 Landscape | Barron's and here: Oxford scientists say … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=39)