MysteriousTelephone t1_jedwlf9 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:08 AM

Reply to comment by Impressive-Potato in Hollywood’s Covid Protocols Get Expiration Date; Vaccine Mandate Will End by LordHyperBreath

Name any other profession other than healthcare where you have to be Covid tested regularly?

Because it’s weird that it’s only “nurses and actors”.

SamBrico246 t1_jeem51j wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:35 PM

I'm thinking maybe sports?

Not sure if they are, but its the only other career that springs to mind where there's huge production resources dependent on one person being healthy to perform on a specific day.

Can't be done remotely, or rescheduled.

[deleted] t1_jedwqye wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:11 AM

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VHwrites t1_jef2sc9 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:28 PM

No COVID protocols were required by insurance because production insurance never covered COVID related delays.

MysteriousTelephone t1_jedxmll wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:23 AM

And in 2021 that was a serious concern, but the disease has mutated to a point where it is basically “The Sniffles” for most people. And while it still could take an actor off work for a week, it’s now a lot lower risk than injury etc.

littlebiped t1_jeed6l9 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:23 PM

Literally just last night I was reading about how Bill Murray had to be replaced by Steve Carell for Asteroid City because he caught covid in 2022, it’s not a week of work it’s more like a month at minimum and that’s if the disease doesn’t fuck you up due to severity + age + comorbidities + post infection recovery. It’s a nice balm to think it’s just a few days of sneezing but it still is a clusterfuck of a thing to catch for most people