Vivid Entertainment halts production After Positive HIV Test

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by YetAnotherDave

Might cost the industry and the performers an untold fortune but surely there's enough material about "in the can" that they could do a self imposed moratorium on ANY filming of any B/G, G/G and B/B (for that matter) for 60 days to get EVERYONE tested and cleared, quarantined or whatever. Maybe I am being a bit naive in my understanding of hardcore porn, but maybe it NEEDS to slow everything down just a bit and stop being a "churn" factory, where Product A is the same as Product B and C, just dressed (or undressed) differently.

I think the point is, all adult actors get tested, pass the test, and the3n have sex with someone that not been tersted, that has HIV/AIDS then goes on set has sex with an adult actor, passes on HIV/AIDS, that actor then has a different seen, with a different woman/man and then it is passed on again, the testing is done and before you know it 10 actors has the HIV/AIDS virus.

And this is all cos they didn't use a condom, and this could have been solved if they did.

[Geezer]

I have to agree with enigma2. A person can get tested today and be free of any viruses. Then, they have sex with someone the next day and get something. The original person might not get tested again for several weeks but they are still out there infecting others.

[Natal]

Originally Posted by Geezer

I have to agree with enigma2. A person can get tested today and be free of any viruses. Then, they have sex with someone the next day and get something. The original person might not get tested again for several weeks but they are still out there infecting others.

It is based on containment, not prevention. If a performer tests positive, in theory it should be possible to notify the people they have worked with and contain it that way. It won't stop infection, but it will limit its effect.

The problem is more with corruption and people who know they are positive potentially taking steps to conceal that.

I'm curious about the effect it will have on performers though, if studios shut down for a period, there is no work for them and they have bills to pay (not to mention other needs). Probably a lot of them will end up doing escort if they can't dance.

[YetAnotherDave]

Originally Posted by enigma2

I think the point is, all adult actors get tested, pass the test, and the3n have sex with someone that not been tersted, that has HIV/AIDS then goes on set has sex with an adult actor, passes on HIV/AIDS, that actor then has a different seen, with a different woman/man and then it is passed on again, the testing is done and before you know it 10 actors has the HIV/AIDS virus.

And this is all cos they didn't use a condom, and this could have been solved if they did.

True, so blindingly obvious but that aspect hadn't occurred to me. DOH !!!

[tigger]

This stuff scares the hell out of me!