Given that on-set safety has been such an unimpeachable priority during the pandemic, one would think the film and television industry would be pushing hard to obtain access to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
But that hasn't quite happened. Rather, a mix of political wariness and confidence in the status quo has compelled industry leaders to, at least for the moment, exercise restraint when it comes to lobbying for the vaccine.
Unlike, for example, the medical, industrial and financial industries, all of whom are aggressively jockeying for their respective workforces to be included in the first phases of the vaccine's rollout, the entertainment industry is not advocating for priority access, according to guild leaders, the MPA and.