# The Quarantine Zone **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=9 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 10 --- ## [Covid vaccine for cancer survivor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccine-for-cancer-survivor/957053)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccine-for-cancer-survivor/957053 "2022-01-08T00:05:51Z")
I know the “real” answer is that it needs to be discussed with the doctor, but what is the opinion here? An 18 year old who had cancer as a 3 year old but has been cancer free for 12 years. Is there a reason she should… --- ## [Can anyone explain the different Covid tests to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-different-covid-tests-to-me/957217)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-different-covid-tests-to-me/957217 "2022-01-06T07:10:38Z")
I’ve never had a Covid test and feel fine plus I’m vaxxed and boosted. My company offers us the ability to get free Covid tests by mail and they’re required if we ever want to go into the office. What are the differen… --- ## [New Vaccine trial via a 'hypospray'!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-vaccine-trial-via-a-hypospray/956049)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-vaccine-trial-via-a-hypospray/956049 "2022-01-03T18:05:15Z")
I always knew this pandemic would accelerate the real life invention of Star Trek’s hypospray, though I’m highly disappointed they haven’t called it that. Really though it’s just a new vaccine trial which I guess is more… --- ## [How long does COVID last in an empty space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-covid-last-in-an-empty-space/957078)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-covid-last-in-an-empty-space/957078 "2022-01-03T11:48:41Z")
My son tested positive on December 23. After five days, we let him use one of the cars to see his friends, outside, distanced, and masked, of course. I don’t think he wore his mask in the car. Now we’re at day 10 and … --- ## [A tasteless thread (Covid symptom)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tasteless-thread-covid-symptom/956081)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2022, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tasteless-thread-covid-symptom/956081 "2022-01-02T00:21:47Z")
Other than death the one thing I feared most about getting Covid was losing my sense of taste and smell. Well it happened. Not the death part. I can sort of taste extremes of spicy and sweet but nothing more subtle. Also… --- ## [Why does the COVID vaccine cause such harsh side effects?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-covid-vaccine-cause-such-harsh-side-effects/956105)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-covid-vaccine-cause-such-harsh-side-effects/956105 "2022-01-01T20:23:24Z")
I received my two doses of the Pfizer vaccine back in April/May. The first shot made my arm just a little sore, but the second shot laid me low for a day: dizziness, a kind of “full head” feeling, mental fog, serious le… --- ## [Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2021-breaking-news/929428)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 3412\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2022, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2021-breaking-news/929428 "2022-01-01T05:04:05Z")
Rather than simply continue the other thread until it breaks, I’ve started a new thread for this new year. When I update tonight I’ll use the stats I posted in the old thread but here are the stats as I found them at 12… --- ## [POLL: what's your boosted vaccination mix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-boosted-vaccination-mix/956874)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-boosted-vaccination-mix/956874 "2021-12-31T13:16:55Z")
Vax 1, Vax 2, boost: poll (Sorry, I wasn’t sure what vax/boost mixes are used outside of the US, so I didn’t (for example) include Astrazeneca options. For all I know the only UK choice is AZ/AZ/AZ.) --- ## [Fluvoxamine (Luvox) may be a treatment for Covid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluvoxamine-luvox-may-be-a-treatment-for-covid/933901)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2021, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fluvoxamine-luvox-may-be-a-treatment-for-covid/933901 "2021-12-31T05:03:34Z")
Continuing the discussion from Starting Medication? (Anxiety/Panic Disorder): This was just a coincidence I noted in the other thread. This article, The antidepressant fluvoxamine could keep mild COVID-19 from worsening,… --- ## [Home Covid tests and infection rates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-covid-tests-and-infection-rates/955648)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-covid-tests-and-infection-rates/955648 "2021-12-30T13:19:10Z")
Has there been any studies as to how home testing kits affect infection rates and total numbers? My girlfriend is currently sick and her only confirmation is a home test. At this point her doctor has only done a telemedi… --- ## [Why do some businesses insist your mask be cloth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-businesses-insist-your-mask-be-cloth/956599)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2021, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-businesses-insist-your-mask-be-cloth/956599 "2021-12-30T09:58:00Z")
I’ve been using either KN95 or N95 masks since the first time I was able to buy the KN95. I believe in the power of masks to greatly improve our statistics. But I sometimes notice businesses put up signs requiring masks… --- ## [Help me respond to anti-vax guy I know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-respond-to-anti-vax-guy-i-know/956093)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-respond-to-anti-vax-guy-i-know/956093 "2021-12-29T18:41:48Z")
So, first let me say that I think I chose the right place to post this, but it could also maybe be in the IMHO area, I guess. I reacquainted with someone recently, and as expected, he told me about how he’s not vaccinat… --- ## [Update on masks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-masks/956722)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-on-masks/956722 "2021-12-28T11:36:27Z")
What’s the current (12/27) story on masks? I haven’t listened to the last few days’ worth of repetitive, redundant, ever-repeated, duplicative blablabla on TV “news” shows that mostly go over (and over) the same pablum: … --- ## [What's the latest on which booster if you got the J&J shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-latest-on-which-booster-if-you-got-the-j-j-shot/956476)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-latest-on-which-booster-if-you-got-the-j-j-shot/956476 "2021-12-27T23:56:41Z")
I got the J&J shot back in April, so I’m probably way overdue for a booster. But the news is so confusing-- months ago I heard there were studies being done on whether mixing and matching is ok, then a couple months ago … --- ## [Would more vaccinated people stop the Delta variant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-more-vaccinated-people-stop-the-delta-variant/955778)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-more-vaccinated-people-stop-the-delta-variant/955778 "2021-12-24T02:07:31Z")
With the original COVID-19 coronavirus, my understanding was that there was a level of vaccine coverage less than 100% that would achieve herd immunity, i.e. the reproduction number would be driven below unity. Is this … --- ## [Omicron? Why not Epsilon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omicron-why-not-epsilon/956363)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omicron-why-not-epsilon/956363 "2021-12-23T17:30:05Z")
Aren’t the variants named for consecutive letters in the Greek alphabet? If so, shouldn’t Epsilon be the next variant, after Delta? --- ## [POLL: How was your vaccine reaction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-was-your-vaccine-reaction/939463)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-was-your-vaccine-reaction/939463 "2021-12-23T03:14:18Z")
I’m on day 3 of feeling like heck from my first Moderna shot. I thought I’d throw out a poll to see how everyone is doing, now that there’s a steady stream of vax happening. Enjoy. poll poll Note that if you’re on a two… --- ## [Distancing ourselves from the unvaccinated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distancing-ourselves-from-the-unvaccinated/956360)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distancing-ourselves-from-the-unvaccinated/956360 "2021-12-21T18:47:30Z")
Is it our job now to avoid unvaxed peeps whenever we can to, avoid other people getting sick in our lives? Do we know for sure the vaccine slows the spread? --- ## [How are you coping with COVID, socially?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-coping-with-covid-socially/956332)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-coping-with-covid-socially/956332 "2021-12-21T04:36:54Z")
I have been more careful than most, I think, about COVID precautions - with the exception of having my mom over for Mother’s Day, during that fleeting moment when it seemed like the light at the end of the tunnel might a… --- ## [So kids vaccines are now approved, but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kids-vaccines-are-now-approved-but/953740)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kids-vaccines-are-now-approved-but/953740 "2021-12-20T15:07:47Z")
So kids vaccines are now approved, but there seems to be no availability in our area. Same old story. --- ## [WA state senator, known to have COVID, dies under mysterious circumstances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wa-state-senator-known-to-have-covid-dies-under-mysterious-circumstances/956330)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wa-state-senator-known-to-have-covid-dies-under-mysterious-circumstances/956330 "2021-12-20T03:45:16Z")
He’s a politician at the state, not national, level, and was apparently an “election witness” for corrupt right-wing regimes. He contracted COVID last month while in El Salvador, was medevaced, and any further informati… --- ## [Vaccinations for the really little guys and girls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccinations-for-the-really-little-guys-and-girls/954402)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccinations-for-the-really-little-guys-and-girls/954402 "2021-12-17T19:48:40Z")
It’s approved now (US) for the 5-and-up set, which is great, but my little guy is 2, and I’d love to get him vaccinated, too. Googling finds a few articles like this one: which suggests that Pfizer is doing tests now… --- ## [Vaccine side-effects and deaths from the vaccine reporting system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-side-effects-and-deaths-from-the-vaccine-reporting-system/955520)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccine-side-effects-and-deaths-from-the-vaccine-reporting-system/955520 "2021-12-17T07:49:42Z")
TIFU by actually yelling at my batshit landlord to stop talking about the vaccine and side-effects while I was trying to watch a football game that we were already getting creamed in. (To the point where I put a movie o… --- ## [Who names the Covid variants and why do they skip around the Greek alphabet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-names-the-covid-variants-and-why-do-they-skip-around-the-greek-alphabet/955941)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2021, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-names-the-covid-variants-and-why-do-they-skip-around-the-greek-alphabet/955941 "2021-12-16T03:32:33Z")
The title asks it all. --- ## [Massive Seroprevalence and Omicron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-seroprevalence-and-omicron/956067)
**Author:** [@Tfletch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tfletch1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-seroprevalence-and-omicron/956067 "2021-12-14T21:24:09Z")
In several threads, many of you have surmised that Omicron seems to be more mild because of vaccines or prior exposures. This article refers to the first study coming out of South Africa in support of the anecdotal evide… --- ## [If you had COVID and lost your sense of smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-covid-and-lost-your-sense-of-smell/947594)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-covid-and-lost-your-sense-of-smell/947594 "2021-12-14T01:42:26Z")
Was the loss gradual, sudden, or somewhere in between? --- ## [Theoretical variant that isn't so deadly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-variant-that-isnt-so-deadly/955888)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-variant-that-isnt-so-deadly/955888 "2021-12-14T00:23:21Z")
with omicron out there starting to appear to be less deadly (stay tuned for more data) I got to thinking: If a highly infectious variant appeared that really wasn’t that bad, what would the CDC et al. do as far as urgin … --- ## [So, what's going to happen when we run out of Greek letters to name the variants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-going-to-happen-when-we-run-out-of-greek-letters-to-name-the-variants/955003)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-going-to-happen-when-we-run-out-of-greek-letters-to-name-the-variants/955003 "2021-12-13T05:01:01Z")
I’ll admit that when news broke about the Lambda variant, a man I know and I were joking that we would then use Hebrew letters, then Cyrillic letters, and then Sanskrit, and then who knows what else. I hope we don’t hav… --- ## [Could a hospital wash its hands of ivermeticin requests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-hospital-wash-its-hands-of-ivermeticin-requests/955706)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-hospital-wash-its-hands-of-ivermeticin-requests/955706 "2021-12-11T01:06:15Z")
I’ve read more than one story about spouses or relatives insisting that a hospital treat their COVID-suffering loved one with the dewormer despite a lack of evidence that it works. Could the hospital simply have them sig… --- ## [Where does the vaccine (or antibodies) “go”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-vaccine-or-antibodies-go/955181)
**Author:** [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-vaccine-or-antibodies-go/955181 "2021-12-09T01:53:18Z")
My parents - sigh - heard a quack on You Tube who claimed that when you get a vaccine but don’t have a disease, the vaccine, or maybe the antibodies, get stuck behind your heart valves or some stupid shit like that. Make… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-quarantine-zone/29.md?page=10)