Not trying to be paranoid, but I am getting a creeping feeling one of us (or more) is gonna catch Covid soon as this Delta variant (and the one after that) is a lot more FIERCE! What is everyone thinking?
We require masking and ask that people are Vaxxed, (and were back to doing a sterilization when we think it makes sense) but people LIE and I see a lot of people dropping their masks after they get bored with it (approx one hour). I don’t want to be the “mask police” but this IS MY HOME… I’m sure everyone is thinking some version of this right now. Let’s have some robust discussion on this timely topic. Thanks everyone!
If you are concerned about all of this, don’t host. There’s so many things you can do to slow the spread ( and be a pest to your guests) and you can get covid ( and many other pathogens). Covid is never ending, being part of the “world” you will always be exposed to something. Vaccinated, masked, fumigated, ionized air exchange, social distancing( by far my favorite part of all of this) will not wipe out covid
Sharon does have a point. From what I am hearing, Covid is not ever expected to be eradicated. Especially with so many refusing to be vaccinated. So, as hosts, we must consider whether to police our guests, take chances, or to give up hosting. Not good choices, but what else is there?
It is what it is I guess. I don’t know what else we can do other than keep the place as clean as possible and do all of the recommended protocols. Either that or close up shop until the virus is clear. However I don’t think that is ever going to be the case… I think strains will flare up from time to time kind of like the flu even once this current outbreak gets more under control. It’s something we’re going to have to live with and work around IMO. Not everyone is going to get vaccinated and even the ones that are, it’s still not a 100% solution. So unless you’re willing to close up, I think you are doing about as much as you can.
However, I say this renting a studio. I’d probably be a bit more paranoid about the situation if I was renting my home. Also the frequency of the rentals would probably factor in too. We don’t get a ton of rentals because of the nature of our space… a few a month. But if I had a popular home and was getting 3-4-5 random rentals and crews in there a week… yeah, I’d be a bit more worried…
But again, if you want to make money, what can you do? The alternative is closing up.
What am I thinking? I’m thinking that 99.8% of cases in the hospitals are people who are unvaxxed. That .2% are largely people with other health issues.
I know vaxxed people who have been diagnosed with COVID. They barely knew they were sick.
I’m not sure that’s the real issue… I think the better issue is people LYING about their VAX status just to get into your property. Without a certificate (proof) how do you really know who has and who is just saying they have when they have not??? Thoughts?
Healthvana has a digital record of everyone who has been vaxxed in LA County and you can get proof of vax with a QR code to reside on your cell phone, that also I.D.s you. This is more substantial than the flimsy vax cards that can be counterfeited. *This should be the gold standard, moving forward.
I know you don’t want to be the Covid police, but its your home and your rules. If someone disrespects your rules, they shouldn’t have the right to enter your home. A reasonable person would understand this.
Being vaccinate yourself, following COVID protocols is the best bet. I also UV sterilize areas being use for extra safety. And if I see someone not wearing a mask, and not on set, I tell them to put on their mask. Most of my recent production have a person to make sure COVID protocols are followed.
We’ve had a number of shoots in our home since Covid started. We follow the film industry guidance on best practices (you can find them from a quick Google Search) and haven’t had an issue. We also have a connection with a local hazmat cleaning service that can do Covid sterilization before and after, it’s expensive but several bookings have made use of them to be sure the place is clean before they load in (protection works both ways, they don’t know if WE’RE safe either!).
Two things: This topic (thread) was begun back in August of last year. There has been a fair amount of progress in those past five months.
More to the point is that there is no need to tempt fate with ANY exposure if one can avoid it. Yes, I have been Vaxxed and boosted (not sure I was boosted as of last Oct) but there are known cases of people contracting the Omicron variant even after having been vaxxed. It’s certainly not the norm but we always knew that the vaccines had about a 94 to 96% rate of efficacy, which conversely means there is still a 4 to 6% chance of catching Covid even if you ARE vaxxed. Plus, you can also be a carrier even without symptoms. Would you want to infect your mom after you’d been on a movie set with Covid? Here’s what the CDC is saying as of today: Vaccine breakthrough infections are expected. COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing most infections. However, like other vaccines, they are not 100% effective.
Fully vaccinated people with a vaccine breakthrough infection are less likely to develop serious illness than those who are unvaccinated and get COVID-19.
Even when fully vaccinated people develop symptoms, they tend to be less severe symptoms than in unvaccinated people. This means they are much less likely to be hospitalized or die than people who are not vaccinated.
People who get vaccine breakthrough infections can be contagious.
Why worry, be safe, make sure EVERYBODY is vaxxed before hey come into your “set.”
We began doing contactless bookings, so the client can remotely check-in. Consent is important- no staff on site that doesn’t need to be there. If the client requests assistance, we go from there. This has worked for us since July 2020.