# Coronavirus good news - March 2021 edition

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172>\
**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:** 5\
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**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/21 "2021-04-26T02:21:20Z")

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> [@Treppenwitz](#):
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> 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

I saw a cardboard sign with Venmo info on it in harvard square yesterday.

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**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/22 "2021-04-26T03:01:43Z")

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> [@Treppenwitz](#):
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> If people can’t spend their money in a pub or a bar or a cafe, then hell, a horsebox it is.

Yes. I’m not completely convinced that ‘getting the economy going again’ is the same thing as ‘opening the pubs and restaurants again’.

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/23 "2021-04-27T03:12:02Z")

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For the first time in 13 months, I went to the gym. A water tabata class.  
I must admit to anxiety beforehand. However, they’re managing cleanliness and mask protocol very well, from what I could see.

I have a happy, but tired body.

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**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/24 "2021-05-25T17:41:28Z")

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> **[Good news: Mild COVID-19 induces lasting antibody protection | Washington...](https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/good-news-mild-covid-19-induces-lasting-antibody-protection/)**
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> People who have had mild illness develop antibody-producing cells that can last lifetime

Link to the actual study:  
[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03647-4](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03647-4)

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**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 26, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-good-news-march-2021-edition/934172/25 "2021-05-26T00:35:35Z")

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Excellent news. So plasma cells last a lifetime even with mild infections. Memory T cells hanging around. I love this thread.

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