With a fifth wave of Covid-19 in full swing, it seems that the streaming giant Netflix does not want to stop more filming and does not want to put the health of those who work on its series and movies at risk, which is why the service has just announced that it is going to demand that all actors and teams in their productions be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Netflix will demand the vaccine against Covid-19 to the actors and teams of its productions
At the moment the announcement affects the employees in the filming of Netflix in the United States. Thus, the vaccines against Covid-19 will be imposed on all the members of their American productions, both the cast and the team, or the people who revolve around the protagonists of a certain production. This measure was taken in conjunction with the spread of the Delta variant in the country.
Netflix and the vaccine measure
As reported by the portal The Verge, the streaming giant has notified its production teams that from now on it will be necessary for the cast and crew working in “Zone A” of US productions to undergo vaccination . This decision will include both cast members and those in close contact with them. However, Netflix has also made it clear that in its plan to prevent Covid-19 from spreading in its productions, it will make some exceptions since it will take into account that some workers are not vaccinated based on age, medical reasons and religious.
The decision in the wake of other giants
Curbing the new Delta variant in the United States seems to be the goal of large companies. Netflix has gotten on the move now by requiring the vaccine, but before it, Facebook and Google have already taken similar action for employees returning to their offices, and President Joe Biden is expected to announce soon that federal employees will need to get vaccinated or agree to undergo periodic testing.
Apple is also planning a return-to-work policy for its employees in the United States . In this way, and to avoid contagion, the company is going to impose the use of masks in all Apple stores for both customers and employees, regardless of their vaccination status. Let’s not forget that the incidence of infections continues to grow in the United States to the point that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued new guidelines for vaccinated people, including an invitation to wear a mask in closed public places in regions with a high number of cases.
In the audiovisual world, however, Netflix currently has no competitor to keep it company in this avant-garde choice of which it is the forerunner. The hope is that other producers will follow in his footsteps shortly.
