# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=53 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 54 --- ## [N. American covid-19 deniers and Italy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-american-covid-19-deniers-and-italy/850171)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-american-covid-19-deniers-and-italy/850171 "2020-03-24T12:48:12Z")
You see it in the media, and in the Dope - those who believe that officialdom and many of us citizens are over-reacting. So those of you who believe that: have you not seen anything in the news about how things are in… --- ## [Positive impact of COVID-19 in the short and long term.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-impact-of-covid-19-in-the-short-and-long-term/849974)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-impact-of-covid-19-in-the-short-and-long-term/849974 "2020-03-24T06:46:44Z")
For all the downsides of COVID, there will be some checkboxes in the positive column. One of the obvious ones is telework. It being forced on many employers will provide solid evidence that it can work and employees wo… --- ## [Question about the stimulus payment. I just moved.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-stimulus-payment-i-just-moved/850132)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-stimulus-payment-i-just-moved/850132 "2020-03-24T06:32:17Z")
Assuming it happens that we all get a payment, how are they planning to do it? I moved to my city 6 months ago for work and lived in a motel until I found an apartment. Just moved in yesterday. The problem is I used the… --- ## [Shingrix vaccine and current Corona Virus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingrix-vaccine-and-current-corona-virus/849871)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingrix-vaccine-and-current-corona-virus/849871 "2020-03-24T05:01:17Z")
Our local pharmacy now has the Shingrix vaccine in stock (improved shingles vaccine). Any reason, such as reduced immune system response, to not get it during the current health panic? (I’m not panicking even though I’m… --- ## [It's a stimulus bill? Are we supposed to help out by ordering stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-stimulus-bill-are-we-supposed-to-help-out-by-ordering-stuff/850125)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-stimulus-bill-are-we-supposed-to-help-out-by-ordering-stuff/850125 "2020-03-24T04:29:06Z")
A “stimulus bill” is usually intended to induce consumers and others to spend, I think. So are we to be encouraged to spend right now? Our local take-out restaurant, definitely, but I’m really wondering about Amazon and … --- ## [Thoughts on half-measures against personal coronavirus prevention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-half-measures-against-personal-coronavirus-prevention/850141)
**Author:** [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-half-measures-against-personal-coronavirus-prevention/850141 "2020-03-24T02:18:40Z")
While it’s great and understandable that people are being cautious not to get infected from this new coronavirus, I see and read what people are doing in terms of prevention and wonder how much of their efforts are going… --- ## [Coin a Covid-19 term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-a-covid-19-term/849822)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-a-covid-19-term/849822 "2020-03-24T00:24:22Z")
Whatever happens in the future I think it’s fair to assume this thing is going to leave a lasting impression on our culture. So here you can be a pioneer of pestilence, a soothsayer of sickness. Leave your linguistic … --- ## [Most informative/interesting Youtube videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-informative-interesting-youtube-videos/850135)
**Author:** [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-informative-interesting-youtube-videos/850135 "2020-03-24T00:05:40Z")
In amongst the woo and hype there are a few gems that are informative and interesting. I’d like to share one from a couple days ago from the Violin MD channel. I’ve been very impressed by her videos in the past, they a… --- ## [Canadian doctor turns one ventilator into nine.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-doctor-turns-one-ventilator-into-nine/850129)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-doctor-turns-one-ventilator-into-nine/850129 "2020-03-23T23:06:37Z")
Is this really workable? The doctor has a PhD in respiratory mechanics so he probably knows what he’s doing. --- ## [Is there a good resource to see what different protection measures states have put in place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-resource-to-see-what-different-protection-measures-states-have-put-in-place/850128)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-resource-to-see-what-different-protection-measures-states-have-put-in-place/850128 "2020-03-23T22:27:50Z")
Trying to get it all together but it hard to sift through dozens of different news stories. --- ## [New British and Existing European Lockdowns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-british-and-existing-european-lockdowns/850126)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-british-and-existing-european-lockdowns/850126 "2020-03-23T22:07:25Z")
The British Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just announced a major lockdown. Here is his speech: Lockdowns in some other European countries: Unfortunately here in the U.S. we have Donald Trump. --- ## [You know what’s worse than COVID-19?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-s-worse-than-covid-19/850047)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-s-worse-than-covid-19/850047 "2020-03-23T21:56:39Z")
All the gorram spam I’m getting! Face masks, and sanitizers, and misc. snake oil. Arrghhh! --- ## [A note on disinfection by SDStaff Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-on-disinfection-by-sdstaff-hawk/850094)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-note-on-disinfection-by-sdstaff-hawk/850094 "2020-03-23T21:12:16Z")
Our old friend SDStaff Hawk (our resident expert on DNA and other science matters) has published this information on social media. We’re happy to share it with you. ===== SDStaff Hawk says: I’ve been sharing this inf… --- ## [Will This Social Distancing Become A "New Norm"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-social-distancing-become-a-new-norm/850080)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-social-distancing-become-a-new-norm/850080 "2020-03-23T20:29:28Z")
Hopefully it works to slow or stop the spread. I was thinking, so what next? In the past 20 years we had two other major outbreaks SARS and MERS, neither which affected the US in a major way. So I was wondering the ne… --- ## [Anybody Else Taking a Crappy Temporary Job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-taking-a-crappy-temporary-job/849977)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-taking-a-crappy-temporary-job/849977 "2020-03-23T20:17:58Z")
I need to bring in about $200 a week, at a bare minimum. More would be nice, albeit, as long as I made the $200, we’d be good. I have just gotten approved to drive for Amazon Flex, and I am working on signing up for Ube… --- ## [Vin Scullys Comforting Words in This Terrible Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vin-scullys-comforting-words-in-this-terrible-time/850095)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vin-scullys-comforting-words-in-this-terrible-time/850095 "2020-03-23T18:42:02Z")
Ive always hated the Dodgers but loved and respected Mr Scully. You dont have to be a baseball fan to glow in the warmth of a comforting voice. --- ## [Won't corona virus be with us forever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-corona-virus-be-with-us-forever/849341)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-corona-virus-be-with-us-forever/849341 "2020-03-23T16:58:33Z")
This is somwthing I’ve not seen addressed. Now that the corona virus has spread, won’t it always be part of the diseases that float around, just like influenza? Long-term, will containment plans be of any use? Will pop… --- ## [Are hospitals really seeking homemade masks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hospitals-really-seeking-homemade-masks/850027)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-hospitals-really-seeking-homemade-masks/850027 "2020-03-23T16:08:22Z")
I got an e-mail from one of my aunts, with patterns for a homemade mask design, and instructions to print it out for my mother. According to my aunt, hospitals are asking for donations of masks, even homemade ones, to d… --- ## [ways to help the elderly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-help-the-elderly/850059)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-help-the-elderly/850059 "2020-03-23T06:38:39Z")
As we have over a hundred threads I am not sure if this has been posted already. This is NYC centric. We all know that the older people are the most vulnerable to this virus. I read this heartbreaking story of a couple … --- ## [That Damned Virus - your most inspired panic buys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-damned-virus-your-most-inspired-panic-buys/849655)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-damned-virus-your-most-inspired-panic-buys/849655 "2020-03-23T04:52:22Z")
Let’s try to lift the mood a little. My most inspired panic buy? Whisky? Mint sauce\*? Yeah, I know, not very impressive. But how about this - our friend Anne has just panic bought a pair of scissors. What? Why? Simple -… --- ## [So what are all these new “things” I should learn while COVID-19 sequestered? Suggestions:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-all-these-new-things-i-should-learn-while-covid-19-sequestered-suggestions/850017)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-all-these-new-things-i-should-learn-while-covid-19-sequestered-suggestions/850017 "2020-03-23T04:50:40Z")
Let’s see in my lifetime I’ve tried multiple times to learn Spanish and French to no long term use. I’ve dabbled in Chess and I totally suck at it. I took a few MBA classes and decided they were a waste of time. And m… --- ## [A case for controlled infection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-case-for-controlled-infection/850021)
**Author:** [@Francis\_Vaughan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_Vaughan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-case-for-controlled-infection/850021 "2020-03-23T04:46:51Z")
The thought occurs to me. Everything is the current strategies assumes that everyone will eventually be infected, and the effort should be to “flatten the curve”. However not everyone is equally at risk from the virus. … --- ## [Reinfection and Covid-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinfection-and-covid-19/850029)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinfection-and-covid-19/850029 "2020-03-23T04:35:50Z")
Can we state conclusively whether or not it is possible to be be reinfected with this piece-of-shit virus? --- ## [COVID 19 QUARANTINE - Good of the few vs Good of the many?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-quarantine-good-of-the-few-vs-good-of-the-many/850067)
**Author:** [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-quarantine-good-of-the-few-vs-good-of-the-many/850067 "2020-03-23T04:23:39Z")
Trying to be objective here. Just numbers… If we have 20% unemployment that is 30 million people out of work. (Cite: DLS) If we have 60% infected and 1% mortality, that is 1.8 million deaths. If you go with 40%, obv… --- ## [Can someone explain "Clearing firm Ronin Capital unable to meet its capital requirements..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-clearing-firm-ronin-capital-unable-to-meet-its-capital-requirements/849916)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-clearing-firm-ronin-capital-unable-to-meet-its-capital-requirements/849916 "2020-03-22T23:39:21Z")
The story assumes that I know what Ronin does, what CME is (Chicago Mercantile?), and that I understand whether this is a big F-ing deal or not… I find financial markets fascinating, so more detail is more better. \[I… --- ## [Maintaining 6-Foot Distance in Public - Tips and Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maintaining-6-foot-distance-in-public-tips-and-experiences/849860)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maintaining-6-foot-distance-in-public-tips-and-experiences/849860 "2020-03-22T23:18:47Z")
Inspired by this post: How are you guys handling trying to maintain a 6-foot distance when the people around you don’t seem to care? What have your experiences been? I have to go to the drugstore tomorrow, and I’m w… --- ## [Quarantine: Make Time Serve You.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-make-time-serve-you/850043)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-make-time-serve-you/850043 "2020-03-22T21:54:19Z")
Watching a movie this morning, saw a sign inside a prison wall that read, “Make Time Serve You”. I’d been thinking about it already but it inspired me to use this quarantine time more wisely than I have up to now and ma… --- ## [Who has been tested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-been-tested/849679)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-been-tested/849679 "2020-03-22T20:03:14Z")
I’m not afraid to say I’ve been. My test was negative. Post if you don’t mind telling. --- ## [Deadly Arctic Plagues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-arctic-plagues/850014)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadly-arctic-plagues/850014 "2020-03-22T18:32:21Z")
I put it in the Quarantine Zone because I think we all need a little distraction from the Coronavirus. And I think I have found it. Have any of you ever considered the deadly organisms that might be lurking in Arctic ic… --- ## [Two Strains?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-strains/850019)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-strains/850019 "2020-03-22T16:26:15Z")
The “two-strain” theory. I have read this theory of covic-19 in a couple of places that are very respectable, and since this is exactly the way smallpox worked, I don’t think it’s impossible. The idea is that there are… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=54)