# Share your Covidiot stories **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [April 29, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854 "2020-04-29T22:21:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 72
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1423 "2021-11-11T00:49:17Z")
I don’t know why I was thinking the federal government would pay. _Shakes cobwebs out of head_ I don’t know if the hospital will pay or the employees. I suspect the latter, as it’s a nonprofit hospital, and I doubt it has that kind of money. Of course, most of the workers might cave and get the vaccine, but this is a very conservative, libertarian, contrarian population, and just the fact there’s a mandate sends the constantly-angry citizenry into full-blown rage. It’s possible a game of chicken will ensue, with workers betting the hospital will pay for the tests to avoid shutting down and the hospital betting the workers want to eat and pay mortgages. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1424 "2021-11-11T01:41:25Z")
Are all these anti-maskers/vaxxers/mandaters just _addicted_ to being angry at something at all times? ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1425 "2021-11-11T02:45:23Z")
I think it’s more a matter of conservatives being angry all the time and the general shift to the far right. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1426 "2021-11-11T03:04:03Z")
Yeah, pretty much, I think. It feels good to shout abuse at the people you really disagree with, particularly when shouting abuse has almost no negative consequences. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1427 "2021-11-11T03:37:16Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > I found out today that **only 40%** of hospital employees in my former town are vaccinated. Good Lord. I found out today that nearly 98% of all healthcare workers in my province are vaccinated. Of the small remainder, they are evenly split between casual, part time and full time. The unvaccinated are currently on unpaid leave, and will be fired at the end of the week. For those fired, they will be unable to collect unemployment, and there will be few jobs open to them ANYwhere if they remain unvaccinated. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1428 "2021-11-11T16:22:23Z")
In all the discussion of the Aaron Rodgers brouhaha, I’ve seen many people who take the Packers to task as a HIPPA [sic] violation by revealing his health information. The Packers. Who, like every team in the NFL, put out a list of injured players (and the nature of their injury) every week. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1429 "2021-11-11T17:08:21Z")
People don’t understand HIPAA. The NFL is not a HIPAA covered entity and not subject to that act. The NFL is his employer, not his health provider. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1430 "2021-11-11T17:35:46Z")
That is the bigger picture. But the idiocy here is that they say a team can’t release medical information when they do so every week of the season. ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1431 "2021-11-11T17:46:43Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > A peek at who most of the covidiots are (no surprises here): > > [1 In 5 Adults Still Reject Covid Vaccines, Poll Finds — Here Are The Biggest Groups Still Holding Out](https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/10/28/1-in-5-adults-still-reject-covid-vaccines-poll-finds---here-are-the-biggest-groups-still-holding-out/?sh=74e113d728d2) From the article summary: > Republicans, Americans living in rural areas and white evangelical Christians… Which describes a friend of ours quite succinctly. Heard from his wife today that he will be retiring from the FBI earlier than planned (although he is already eligible for retirement) due to the requirement for all Federal employees to get vaccinated. He and his wife have both had COVID (neither a terribly severe case), and they both appear to be of the camp that their naturally-acquired immunity is sufficient, even superior, to a vaccine-acquired immunity. According to her, two agents died after receiving their vaccinations (never mind that a causal relationship was never established), and that is too big a risk for them. I always knew he was of a conservative/libertarian bent, but we mostly avoid terribly divisive political discussions and stick to Tolkien, whiskey, and SCUBA diving. And I do genuinely like the guy. But this can’t help but color my feelings toward him. Fortunately, we don’t see them very often, so it’s not something I have to really confront much. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1432 "2021-11-11T18:18:21Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > The Packers. Who, like every team in the NFL, put out a list of injured players (and the nature of their injury) every week. [LegalEagle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIQLqQA_hyA) just posted a video with exactly this point, among others. ---
**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1433 "2021-11-11T18:26:30Z")
> [@carlb](#): > > According to her, two agents died after receiving their vaccinations (never mind that a causal relationship was never established), and that is too big a risk for them. For this and similar posts. Who ARE these people who say they know several people who…? They must know **millions** of other people with sufficient familiarity to speak about their post-vaccination health. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1434 "2021-11-12T19:29:53Z")
> **[Vaccine holdouts are caving to mandates — then scrambling to 'undo' it](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/covid-vaccine-mandates-push-holdouts-get-shot-detox-rcna4859)** > > As mandates spread, anti-vaccine groups have been trafficking in pseudoscience treatments meant to remove or counteract the vaccines. Experts say it's like trying to "unring a bell." > In a TikTok video that has garnered hundreds of thousands of views, Dr. Carrie Madej outlined the ingredients for a bath she said will “detox the vaxx” for people who have given into Covid-19 vaccine mandates… > > “Once you’re injected, the lifesaving vaccination process has already begun. You can’t unring a bell. It’s just not physically possible,” said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist and adjunct professor at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. Other ways to remove the vaccine from your body are cupping therapy and ‘instructions on how to “un-inject” shots using syringes.’ ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1435 "2021-11-12T19:34:15Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > ‘instructions on how to “un-inject” shots using syringes. Yikes! Can’t wait for the news stories of some emergency room visits that will cause. And I’m pretty sure there is no undoing unless you do it fractions of a second after the initial injection. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1436 "2021-11-12T19:35:55Z")
Yeah. Per the article, ‘“The transaction process for the mRNA vaccine is fairly quick. Basically, by the time you get out to your car, sorry, the magic has already started,” [Rasmussen] said.’ ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1437 "2021-11-12T19:41:03Z")
You tube video - SciShow. [What if your arm falls off right after a vaccine?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv4xZLKAdoU) ETA: You might have a few minutes to chop your arm off… ---
**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:** [November 12, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1438 "2021-11-12T19:53:45Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > In a TikTok video that has garnered hundreds of thousands of views, Dr. Carrie Madej outlined the ingredients for a bath she said will “detox the vaxx” for people who have given into Covid-19 vaccine mandates… Crackpot also claims that there is a “liquified computing system” inside the vaccines. Lady, get the fuck out of here and stop telling people about this. The damned thing includes a liquified RTX-3090 and I’m currently mining BitCoin in my head, so don’t be telling everyone my secrets. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1439 "2021-11-12T19:57:26Z")
Actually, I don’t have a problem if people get vaccinated and then believe they can reverse the vaccination, since at least they’re vaccinated. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1440 "2021-11-12T20:06:36Z")
I propose promoting [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/qrn6x8/what/) method. Generally harmless, and only costs a potato. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1441 "2021-11-12T20:07:25Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Actually, I don’t have a problem if people get vaccinated and then believe they can reverse the vaccination, since at least they’re vaccinated Yeah, that video is possibly the best (no sarcasm) antivaxx thing I’ve ever seen. I’m tempted to forward it to certain people myself. If every antivaxx person could be convinced to get people off their backs by getting the vaccine, but secretly “undoing its effects” by taking an epsom salts and clay bath afterward, that would be an enormous win. ETA: I missed the borax part. How harmful is a cup of borax diluted in a many-gallons of water bath? ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854/1442 "2021-11-12T20:35:38Z")
> [@eschrodinger](#): > > ETA: I missed the borax part. How harmful is a cup of borax diluted in a many-gallons of water bath? That’s fine. They put it in bath salts. ETA: Hmmmm… quick google. It is more than the usual amount. Maybe some skin irritation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854.md?page=71) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-covidiot-stories/852854.md?page=73)