# Coronavirus general discussion and chit-chat **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [August 12, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903 "2020-08-12T17:29:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/243 "2021-05-29T23:14:12Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Before the pandemic, the Alamo Community College District actually had food pantries on each campus to help students who couldn’t afford to buy food. Did you know this sort of thing was needed for college kids-- frankly, I didn’t. I did, but I’m a university employee who occasionally hears requests to donate to the on-campus food pantry at the holidays, and donates a small amount monthly to pay towards a program that gives out dining hall meals for kids who need help. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/244 "2021-05-30T01:33:45Z")
Got my first jab (Moderna) just this afternoon. Just to make sure it got to all parts of my body, I went on a 2-hour bike ride immediately after. Didn’t want any of the vaccine lollygagging around in my arm muscle. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/245 "2021-05-30T02:35:38Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Negligee wearing outdoors at a gas pump could definitely lead to catching _something_ . Only Covid if you’re lucky. In Nebraska you could catch your death of cold in the wrong season. I’m totally cringing at the idea of the sunburn one could catch most of the year out here. As a talking point, I got my second Moderna shot in early March. I did spend a few slothful days in bed, but the weather sucked and I’m retired. Hubs started showing symptoms of COVID on 5/16 and is still sick. This means he has been shedding virus since the beginning of May. We share a smallish 1500sq home and a queen sized bed. I don’t have so much as a sniffle, which pretty much says the Moderna vaccine is very effective. He’s been coughing, sneezing, sweating and suffering from gastro distress and extreme fatigue. It seems that not getting vaccinated as soon as possible is not as effective as far too many people think. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/246 "2021-05-30T15:03:27Z")
Maybe you’ve answered this before, but how did it happen that you were vaccinated in March and your husband was still not vaccinated in May? Does he not believe in vaccines? ---
**Author:** ![Tfletch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tfletch1/32/5340_2.png) [@Tfletch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tfletch1)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/247 "2021-05-30T16:25:55Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Hubs started showing symptoms of COVID on 5/16 and is still sick. This means he has been shedding virus since the beginning of May. We share a smallish 1500sq home and a queen sized bed. > > I don’t have so much as a sniffle, which pretty much says the Moderna vaccine is very effective. He’s been coughing, sneezing, sweating and suffering from gastro distress and extreme fatigue. It seems that not getting vaccinated as soon as possible is not as effective as far too many people think. Wow! Hope he gets better soon. Have you gotten him tested? Also, you may want to buy an O2 monitor just to be on the safe side. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/248 "2021-05-30T17:13:40Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Maybe you’ve answered this before, but how did it happen that you were vaccinated in March and your husband was still not vaccinated in May? Does he not believe in vaccines? Because he’s a brain-washed trumper. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/249 "2021-05-30T20:14:37Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > I got gas today and didn’t put on a mask. Masks are not very helpful for that. You need Happy Heinie™ Gass Mints. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/250 "2021-05-31T19:48:02Z")
> [@Tfletch1](#): > > Wow! Hope he gets better soon. Have you gotten him tested? > [@Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2021-breaking-news/929428/1449): > > Despite being sick for 10 days, the _only_ reason hubs got tested was because I threw a fit (and also because he was too sick to put up much fight). Hi @JaneDoe42 - I brought this back over from the breaking news thread because @Tfletch1 had asked the question here. So you did get him tested - was he positive? If so, what was his reaction (if you don’t mind me asking)? j ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/251 "2021-05-31T19:58:52Z")
Sorry for not answering @Tfletch1. Yes I was able to get him tested 10 days after he started showing symptoms and the results were positive. Its definitely COVID. Hubs didn’t have a visible reaction to the news, he slouched back into the car, told me he was positive, gave me his paperwork and went to sleep. This morning, day 15 btw, he walked out onto the porch. That wore him out so much he had to sit down and rest for 20 minutes before being able to go back inside for a nap. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/252 "2021-06-01T08:29:29Z")
One of my kids has in-person occupational therapy (OT) once a week, masked and as distanced as is possible. We were just notified that her OT this week is cancelled because her therapist tested positive. Someone in her therapist’s household, who’d had the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, but was 10 days away from being “fully vaccinated” was showing symptoms and tested positive. The therapist is fully vaccinated. She and one other fully vaccinated person in the household tested positive, but are, so far, asymptomatic. I’m only a little worried about my kid – I think the precautions keep the risks pretty low. I thought it was nice how much information they gave us. We were concerned for them, and also it was nice to know everyone was vaccinated. (We knew the OT therapist was.) ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/253 "2021-06-01T12:33:25Z")
A few days ago, Mr. brown and I went for an early morning hike on a local semi-wilderness trail. This trail is actually a dirt road going into the hills for a few miles, winding among oaks and fronting a stream. We didn’t bring our masks because it’s outdoors, we seldom encounter people at 6:30 a.m., and the CDC says we can go maskless in such situations. We were scarcely one minute on the trail when we encountered a woman coming back from an early morning walk. She was masked and she shrank to the further side of the road and called out to us to stay six feet away from her. This road is about ten feet wide and we were already on the opposite side of the road. I blandly said “OK”, but I’m afraid Mr. brown said something sarcastic to her. Later I pointed out to him that she might have had health issues, either physical or mental. No real point to this story, other than we were on the receiving end of some sharp disapproval, despite our being vaxxed early and adhering to all safety guidelines. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/254 "2021-06-01T13:50:02Z")
My husband gives platelets every other week, and they test his blood for antibodies, both to the spike protein and to the body of the virus. A vaccinated person should react to the first test, but not the second. Someone who’s had covid should react to both. On May 2 he tested negative to both On May 3 he got his first dose of Moderna On May 16 he tested positive to both He had no symptoms. Other than giving blood, his only exposure is to me and our daughter, both fully vaccinated. Plus a mother’s day party at which everyone else was fully vaccinated, we stayed outdoors, and he was mostly masked and always will away from the rest of us. My best guess is that it’s a false positive. He gave blood again yesterday, and I’m curious to see the results. But i thought it was weird. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/255 "2021-06-01T13:51:59Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > She was masked and she shrank to the further side of the road and called out to us to stay six feet away from her. This road is about ten feet wide and we were already on the opposite side of the road. I blandly said “OK”, but I’m afraid Mr. brown said something sarcastic to her. Sounds like she’s the one who was at the sharp end, not you. She just asked you to stay well away from her. It’s your husband who was snippy, per your story. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/256 "2021-06-01T14:30:21Z")
Yeah, he didn’t need to over-react like that. I said as much to him. ---
**Author:** ![Tfletch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tfletch1/32/5340_2.png) [@Tfletch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tfletch1)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/257 "2021-06-01T16:36:35Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Sorry for not answering @Tfletch1. Yes I was able to get him tested 10 days after he started showing symptoms and the results were positive. Its definitely COVID. > > Hubs didn’t have a visible reaction to the news, he slouched back into the car, told me he was positive, gave me his paperwork and went to sleep. > > This morning, day 15 btw, he walked out onto the porch. That wore him out so much he had to sit down and rest for 20 minutes before being able to go back inside for a nap. So sorry to hear this, especially toward the end of this pandemic. Take coare of yourself too. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/258 "2021-06-09T14:11:12Z")
> **[A doctor falsely told lawmakers vaccines magnetize people: ‘They can put a...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/09/sherri-tenpenny-magnetized-vaccine-ohio/)** > > Sherri Tenpenny, an Ohio doctor who opposes vaccines, falsely told state House members that the coronavirus vaccines could leave people "magnetized." > [@](#): > > Sherri Tenpenny, a Cleveland-based doctor invited as an **expert witness** Tuesday to a hearing in the Ohio House, had a grave warning for legislators about coronavirus vaccines. > > The anti-vaccination advocate known for spreading unfounded claims falsely told legislators that the drugs could leave people “magnetized.” > > “I’m sure you’ve seen the pictures all over the Internet of people who have had these shots and now they’re magnetized,” Tenpenny said. “They can put a key on their forehead. It sticks. They can put spoons and forks all over them and they can stick, because now we think that there’s a metal piece to that.” > … My bold. Ri-i-i-ight… 🤦🏽‍♀️ ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/259 "2021-06-09T20:09:11Z")
A buddy and his wife have spent the pandemic in Costa Rica, successfully avoiding Covid until now. They flew back to the States last week and were seated next to a visibly ill woman who claimed to have tested negative and been vaccinated. They got their vaccines (J&J) the day after they landed. They are both now quite sick with Covid. I would’ve freaked out in their situation. He said they were very nervous but did not say anything… ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/260 "2021-06-09T20:16:04Z")
How old are they? I hope they are alright. One thing they might want to do is get a pulse oximiter. They’re about $30 from most drugstores and will allow them to easily test their oxygen levels at home. People aren’t noticing when their oxygen levels dip critically low and don’t realize they need to go to the hospital. Hopefully it doesn’t come to that with them, but $30 is cheap insurance against more serious problems. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/261 "2021-06-09T20:17:09Z")
They’re my age–early fifties. They are monitoring their oxygen levels–probably doesn’t help that they went from CR to 10,000’ in Telluride, either! ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903/262 "2021-06-10T15:43:34Z")
My wife’s aunt who has been fully vaccinated for a while has worse-than-mild COVID-like symptoms. She doesn’t want to get tested because she doesn’t want to have to disclose all the people she’s seen recently if it comes up positive. I know. Is a person who came down with a breakthrough infection more of a risk to others than other vaccinated people after recovering? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-general-discussion-and-chit-chat/917903.md?page=14)