# Coronavirus good news - March 2021 edition **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [March 3, 2021, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172 "2021-03-03T06:41:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/1 "2021-03-03T06:41:40Z")
I was going to post this in the Breaking News thread, but there are quite a few articles, and hopefully there will be more in the coming days and months. Here are some good news articles… Biden says that there will be enough vaccine for every adult by the end of May. > **[White House moves up vaccine supply timeline, says U.S. will have enough for...](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/02/white-house-moves-up-vaccine-supply-timeline-says-us-will-have-enough-for-every-adult-by-end-of-may.html)** > > Biden's announcement came as the White House works to increase production of Johnson & Johnson's single-shot Covid vaccine. California’s positivity rate hits the lowest it has been since the start of the pandemic. > **[Coronavirus: California’s positivity rate hits all-time low](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/03/02/coronavirus-californias-positivity-rate-hits-all-time-low/)** > > At 2.3%, the rate of tests to come back positive for COVID-19 in California over the past week reached a record low for any point of the pandemic. However, California’s coronavirus cases and … 78.6M doses of vaccine have been administered in the US. > **[U.S. administers 78.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/us-administers-786-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccines-cdc-idUSKCN2AU2DA)** > > The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had distributed 102,353,940 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and administered 78,631,601 doses in the country. 10% of the US adult population is fully vaccinated [# CDC: 10% of U.S. Adult Population Fully Vaccinated for COVID-19](https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-03-01/cdc-10-of-us-adult-population-fully-vaccinated-for-coronavirus) Some people with long Covid (anecdotally about a third) feel better after the vaccine. > **[Long COVID patients say they feel better after getting vaccinated](https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/2/22308965/covid-vaccine-shots-symptoms-improve-chronic-long-haulers)** > > At the very least, vaccines don’t seem to be making things worse. Got any good news about Covid? ---
**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:** [March 3, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/2 "2021-03-03T13:37:34Z")
> [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](#): > > Some people with long Covid (anecdotally about a third) feel better after the vaccine. > > At the very least, vaccines don’t seem to be making things worse. Cool! Some relief for these poor people. And it makes sense since virus variants may be more likely to form in someone with long covid. So there’s enough of a virus around that’s mutating and making them sick. (Not saying the mutations are what’s making them sick necessarily) ---
**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:** [March 3, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/3 "2021-03-03T15:48:41Z")
I posted this in another thread a couple of weeks ago, but it fits in here very well. The unexpected consequences of the UK being locked down, tiered and variously restricted for the last few months: At the end of our road there is a park, and last year the town council allowed a franchise for a coffee selling horsebox in the car park. (Time was a horsebox was for horses, but these days they sell coffee and cakes.) It was supposed to be set up for summer, but there were delays; and then it was supposed to start in August, but there were problems with electricity supply; and eventually it got going late in September. I remember thinking to myself what a cock-up it had been - missing the season completely, a business dead in the water before it could even get started. Two factors I had failed to consider 1. Tell people they have to stay at home apart from limited exercise, and they’ll spend all their time exercising 2. If people can’t spend their money in a pub or a bar or a cafe, then hell, a horsebox it is. Through the foulest of the winter weather, there was not a time we passed by the horsebox when there wasn’t a queue for coffee. What looked like a doomed venture has been a huge success. The owners have had a _great_ pandemic. Sometimes things turn out in an unexpected way - and that can be a good thing. j ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/4 "2021-03-03T16:49:29Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Time was a horsebox was for horses, but these days they sell coffee and cakes. Horses are so pampered these days. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/5 "2021-03-04T04:08:51Z")
I think this belongs here - the effort to produce a bunch of good vaccines for covid may lead to a good malaria vaccine: > **[academictimes.com](https://academictimes.com/first-vaccine-to-fully-immunize-against-malaria-builds-on-pandemic-driven-rna-tech/)** > > This domain may be for sale! ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/6 "2021-03-04T16:22:37Z")
> **[T-cells recognise new Covid variants, study finds](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/crucial-wing-of-immune-system-just-as-good-at-recognising-new-coronavirus-variants-study-finds-nr3xbvhtc)** > > A crucial wing of the immune system appears to be just as good at recognising all the new coronavirus variants, a study has found.In laboratory tests, T-cell responses in those vaccinated or previously infected with coronavirus were largely... > In laboratory tests, T-cell responses in those vaccinated or previously infected with coronavirus were largely unaffected by each of the key variants. This included the new Brazilian variant, found in small numbers in the UK last week. > > The new findings suggest that even if people are able to be reinfected by the variants, some of which are believed to partially evade our first immune response, the body will have key tools for preventing severe disease. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/7 "2021-03-06T15:06:17Z")
Here’s something I expected to go a lifetime without ever reading. In England, [from the 12th April](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-52530518): - Zoos, theme parks **and drive-in cinemas** can reopen My bold. j ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/8 "2021-03-06T15:20:01Z")
Of my 882 patients who tested positive for covid (out of about 1200, all get tested regularly), only 1 died, and I’ve not had a new positive case in over 2 months now. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/9 "2021-03-06T16:58:22Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Zoos, theme parks **and drive-in cinemas** can reopen There’s a really good joke there somewhere, but I can’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/10 "2021-03-07T01:03:04Z")
Lots of good news headlines from around the world. > **[8M vaccine doses to land in Canada by end of March after Pfizer moves up...](https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/8m-vaccine-doses-to-land-in-canada-by-end-of-march-after-pfizer-moves-up-delivery-1.5335386)** > > Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Pfizer-BioNTech has agreed to move up a portion of its vaccines scheduled for the summer, with an additional 1.5 million doses arriving in March. > **[Deaths fall by 41% in past week as 40% UK adult population vaccinated | ITV News](https://www.itv.com/news/2021-03-05/covid-deaths-fall-by-41-in-past-week-as-40-uk-adult-population-vaccinated-matt-hancock-announces)** > > Matt Hancock said the dramatic fall in Covid fatalities shows that "vaccines work". | ITV National News [https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/05/health/herd-immunity-usa-vaccines-alone/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/05/health/herd-immunity-usa-vaccines-alone/index.html) > **[A shot in the arm in the vaccine race: California administers 10 million...](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-05/california-administers-10-million-covid-19-vaccines)** > > After a year marked by grim milestones, California has cleared a hopeful hurdle in its fight against COVID-19: administering its 10 millionth vaccine dose. > **[76% of Americans Say Remote Work Improves Relationships with Co-Workers](https://suchscience.org/working-from-home-improved-relationships/)** > > A new study finds 76% of Americans who have been working from home since Covid say it has improved relationships with their co-workers. > [@](#): > > **A [new study](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/covid-one-year-on-americans-are-more-productive-working-from-home-canva-study-reveals-301238113.html) of 2,000 Americans who have been working from home during the pandemic has found that 76% say the shift to remote work has improved their relationships with their co-workers. About 50% also say remote work has improved their productivity.** > **[Growing Share of Americans Say They Plan To Get a COVID-19 Vaccine – or...](https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2021/03/05/growing-share-of-americans-say-they-plan-to-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-or-already-have/)** > > 77% think vaccinations will benefit the economy. > [@](#): > > Overall, 19% of adults say they have already received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. Another 50% say they definitely or probably plan to get vaccinated. Taken together, 69% of the public intends to get a vaccine – or already has – up significantly from 60% who said they planned to get vaccinated in November. [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL3N2L34G1](https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL3N2L34G1) ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/11 "2021-03-08T03:17:14Z")
More good news headlines, similar to yesterday. > **[The first real-world data for COVID vaccines is in - and it’s really good news](https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-first-real-world-data-for-covid-vaccines-is-in-and-it-s-really-good-news-20210306-p578d5.html)** > > The first real-world data for COVID-19 vaccines is in – and the vaccines’ effectiveness have once-again shot past scientists’ expectations. > [@](#): > > The first real-world data for COVID-19 vaccines is in – and the vaccines’ effectiveness have once-again shot past scientists’ expectations. > . . . > In Britain, Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine appears to be 88 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic infection in those aged over 80. > > Israeli scientists are reporting a 92 per cent effectiveness rate overall – similar rates to those seen in clinical trials that initially stunned scientists. > > “I find it surprising,” said Professor Simon Foote, director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University. “But it’s a nice surprise.” Going along with that, from Israel > **[Less than 3% of serious COVID cases are fully vaccinated, proving effectiveness](https://www.timesofisrael.com/less-than-3-of-serious-covid-cases-are-fully-vaccinated-proving-effectiveness/)** > > Only 175 of the 6,095 coronavirus patients hospitalized in serious or critical condition since the start of Israel's vaccination campaign have received a second shot More polls say that Americans are more willing to get the vaccine. [https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/06/politics/covid-vaccine-analysis/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/06/politics/covid-vaccine-analysis/index.html) Covid infections in elderly care homes is down after the vaccine rollout. The number of health care workers who initially refused the vaccine has also dropped. > **[Covid Infections Fall Steeply in Nursing Homes Since Vaccine Rollout](https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2021/03/covid-infections-fall-steeply-nursing-homes-vaccine-rollout/172404/)** > > Since December, infection and death rates among residents and workers in long-term care facilities have significantly declined and fewer health care workers are refusing vaccines. The number of doses of vaccine administered continues to rise, up 5M since two days ago. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-administers-90-35-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccines-cdc-idUSKBN2AZ0MS?utm\_source=reddit.com](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-administers-90-35-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccines-cdc-idUSKBN2AZ0MS?utm_source=reddit.com) Vaccine tracker > **[COVID Data Tracker](https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations)** > > CDC’s home for COVID-19 data. Visualizations, graphs, and data in one easy-to-use website. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/12 "2021-03-09T06:06:51Z")
More good news headlines. This was in the breaking news thread, but it [bears repeating](https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-updates-3-08-21/h_b737b11bd67ac986214fbe97b6f79d15) ## CDC: More people in US fully vaccinated than people who have had the disease since the pandemic began > [@](#): > > Specifically, as of Monday, 30,686,881 people have received two doses, according to the CDC. > > That number is more than the nearly 29 million Covid-19 cases that have been reported in the United States so far, according to Johns Hopkins University data as of Monday morning. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trends-graphic/new-u-s-covid-19-cases-fall-12-last-week-vaccinations-top-2-million-a-day-idUSKBN2B028V?utm\_source=reddit.com](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-trends-graphic/new-u-s-covid-19-cases-fall-12-last-week-vaccinations-top-2-million-a-day-idUSKBN2B028V?utm_source=reddit.com) [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-administers-92-1-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccines-cdc-idUSKBN2B02A3?utm\_source=reddit.com](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-cdc/u-s-administers-92-1-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccines-cdc-idUSKBN2B02A3?utm_source=reddit.com) > **[Covid-19 vaccine: Government has purchased enough for every New Zealander](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/437907/covid-19-vaccine-government-has-purchased-enough-for-every-new-zealander)** > > The government has purchased enough of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for every New Zealander, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Not exactly good news yet, but maybe in the future. [https://scitechdaily.com/new-nasal-spray-covid-vaccine-uses-gene-transfer-technology/](https://scitechdaily.com/new-nasal-spray-covid-vaccine-uses-gene-transfer-technology/) ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/13 "2021-03-09T06:10:55Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > There’s a really good joke there somewhere, but I can’t find it. It’s analogous to the old joke: Doctor, will I be able to play the piano after my surgery? Yes, of course! Wonderful, I’ve always wanted to be able to play the piano! Will all the closed drive-in cinemas be able to re-open when the lockdown ends? Yes, of course! That’s great, nobody had any plans to re-open them before COVID happened. ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/14 "2021-03-10T01:41:32Z")
[Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Brazil variant in lab study](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-brazil/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-neutralizes-brazil-variant-in-lab-study-idUSKBN2B02JC) Variants have been one of my bigger worries re the vaccine, so this is welcome news. ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/15 "2021-03-17T15:03:13Z")
There has been the question, “Do vaccines prevent asymptomatic infection/transmission?” Understandably, medical authorities have stated they couldn’t say for sure without data. This nuanced position led to articles being written incorrectly giving the impression that vaccines provided no protection against transmission. We’re now seeing data and papers on the subject, and the results are looking very good. The vaccines are being shown to be extremely effective in both preventing hospitalization (near 100%) and transmission: [![](https://hividgm.ucsf.edu/sites/hiv.ucsf.edu/files/inline-images/Transmission%20Vaccine%20Table%20without%20JJ_2.png) ](https://hividgm.ucsf.edu/sites/hiv.ucsf.edu/files/inline-images/Transmission%20Vaccine%20Table%20without%20JJ_2.png) Source: [COVID-19 Vaccines | HIV, ID and Global Medicine](https://hividgm.ucsf.edu/covid-19-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:** [March 17, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/16 "2021-03-17T17:53:45Z")
Looking better all the time! ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/17 "2021-04-07T08:52:19Z")
Good news for schools reopening possibly. 80% of teachers, school staff and childcare workers have had at least one vaccination. > **[CDC: Almost 80 percent of teachers, childcare workers have gotten at least...](https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/546790-cdc-almost-80-percent-teachers-childcare-workers-received-at-least-one/)** > > Almost 80 percent of teachers, school staff and childcare workers had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Hospitalizations for seniors goig down with more than half fully vaccinated. > **[CDC director says hospitalizations among seniors are declining as more than...](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/06/covid-19-cases-deaths-vaccinations-daily-update.html)** > > More than half of Americans 65 and older are fully vaccinated, and emergency department visits and hospitalizations associated with that age group are falling. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/18 "2021-04-21T10:52:19Z")
I wanted some good news today, so I went looking for some. All adults in the country (US) are eligible for a vaccine, and half of the adults in the country have had at least one vaccination. The drug companies are now working on vaccine approval for children. > **[Adults in all U.S. states are now eligible for vaccination, hitting Biden’s...](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/world/adults-eligible-covid-vaccine.html)** > > Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont were the last states to expand eligibility on Monday. More than 131 million Americans have received at least one shot of a Covid-19 vaccine. > [@](#): > > All adults in every U.S. state, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico are now eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine, meeting the April 19 deadline that President Biden set two weeks ago. > . . . > The United States is administering an average of 3.2 million doses a day, up from roughly 2.5 million a month before. More than 131 million people, or half of all American adults, had received at least one shot as of Sunday, [according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-19-vaccine-doses.html), and about 84.3 million people have been fully vaccinated. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/19 "2021-04-21T15:25:53Z")
Ah, to be young again. [Drive-ins made a big comeback thanks to COVID](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-04/did-the-pandemic-save-the-drive-in-movie-theater) and are fun! > **[Home | The Luna Cinema](https://www.thelunacinema.com/)** > > Incredible cinematic experiences from the UK's leading open-air cinema. From Hollywood classics to award winners. The Luna Cinema. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/20 "2021-04-24T15:45:32Z")
Here’s good news of a sort, I suppose. I genuinely have no idea how common this is, but here in South East England today we saw our first contactless busker. I guess it was inevitable, and that’s why I can’t figure out how common it is. The weather is better, buskers are out on the streets, and since COVID struck nobody carries cash any more. In (pedestrianized) East Street in Shoreham, a busker playing a piano (that’s style) had set up a contactless terminal attached to a stand - tap in to give a £2 tip. As we’re pretty close to being cashless at present, I can’t help but wonder if there are already contactless beggars out there. The game is changing. j [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172.md?page=2)