Compulsory vaccination comes to Netflix – Libertad Digital

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A wave is sweeping Hollywood with new vaccination regulations that require actors and production staff to be vaccinated in order to work. — Netflix | Archives

Netflix Became the first Hollywood studio company to announce a Vaccination Standard on American productions, affecting the cast and production team. Despite this, the American company is one of the last large companies to impose vaccination on its employees, and Walt Disney, Microsoft, Google and Walmart were the first.

This new initiative is related to expanding the delta variant of Covid-19, which has led to a marked increase in cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the United States.

New protocols put in place in America – until September 30th – allow producers to impose vaccination on representatives and the team working in “area A” – a high level of infection -. The new protocols also require that anyone working in the upper area, whether or not they have been vaccinated, be implemented Three tests per week as a precaution. In areas with a low level of infection, those vaccinated are only required to take one test per week.

Despite vaccination, actors and production teams must continue to carry it inner mask.

Reactions between the actors

In an interview with an American fashion magazine, the actress became famous for her role in the series friends He commented that because of the vaccination issue he had to end his relationship with some people in his environment because he was against it and did not clarify whether they had been vaccinated. With this, the actress is referring to not reporting whether or not they have been vaccinated, saying it is a “moral and professional obligation, because they cannot test us every day”.

The American actor, director, writer and producer announced via social networks that he will not return to filming the series Gaslit Until the whole team was vaccinated. The actor wants the vaccination not only to be forced on those who work in the elevated zone, but also extended to the rest.

Ben offered to conduct an immunization through his organization Relief efforts organized by the communityt, with which it has managed to distribute more than 1.7 million vaccines.

In an interview with a Hollywood newspaper, the American actress, producer and model positioned herself in favor of the new regulations. Stone supports companies that require workers to be vaccinated before returning to the workplace. Additionally, she commented that she will not return to work until the entire team is vaccinated.

Stone asserted that she was threatened with losing her job, but she will not change her mind and will continue to fight until everyone is vaccinated in groups. “It’s ridiculous to go to work if we are not confident in our work,” the actress declared.