Will soaps start firing actors who aren't fully vaccinated?

[Sindacco]

Those people on twitter are way too dramatic.

[Taoboi]

Well I feel like how I felt about Donny Boaz on Y&R...it feels like the writers are already setting up to get rid of the character he plays. So if Jax dies by mob hit, I won't be surprised. The writing (or foreshadowing) is on the wall.

 

Now we know why I guess. 

[FrenchFan]

I hope Ingo will be fired soon. He is unsufferable.

[amybrickwallace]

I don't think it would be any big loss for GH. Jax really isn't relevant the way he was in the late 90s/early 00s, even sharing a child with Carly.

[John]

https://deadline.com/2021/08/general-hospital-ingo-rademacher-covid-vaccine-steve-burton-nancy-lee-grahn-1234823321/

 

Covid Controversy Checks In To ABC’s ‘General Hospital’ When Cast Clash Over Vax Mandate

[DaytimeFan]

My message to Ingo and anyone else who boldly says I am a bigot because I am against anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers: 

 

 

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[DRW50]

The amount of soap actors who liked his anti-vaxx posts - and there are likely many more who just don't have the guts to hit that button - tells you why he isn't going anywhere. This is a very conservative, right wing industry, which is one of the reasons it is nearly dead. 

[FrenchBug82]

I have heard of the three B&B ones (Jacqueline M Wood, Jennifer Gareis, Aaron Spears) and someone mentioned Coloma earlier.

Who else? Let's make a list and know who's who.

[amybrickwallace]

Doesn't the buck at GH stop with Frank Valentini? Where's he been throughout this? No matter his beliefs, he has an obligation to employees like NLG who do not feel safe in this environment. It's not a level playing field - and it's not fair.

[Vee]

ABC needs to start cutting heads if Frank won't do it. This isn't like when you fire a fan favorite and keep your head down and wait for it to blow over.

[titan1978]

ABC certainly had no problem firing actual fan favorites from this show for the last 20 years.  Why worry now?  His statements are so full of misinformation and double speak. Ugh.

 

[Nixor]

Vaccine mandates will be easier to impose on employees when all 3 available vaccines have FDA non-emergency approval (from a legal standpoint). It’s an issue a lot of employers are dealing with and will probably result in litigation. 
 

Ingo is such a whiny crybaby! And saying he’s a better person because he would still rescue his haters if they were drowning? Hilarious! He’s such a whimp. 

[FrenchBug82]

Problem is Ingo is almost certainly far from alone.
And it almost certainly includes some big big big names (cough Steve Burton) that are unfirable.
So how do they set a mandate if they are not ready to make it have teeth? And how can they fire one without firing the others?
That's their dilemna right now. I am disgusted but I can see how it would be a tough call to make, even if they are full-on on the vaccination side (which they might not even be).

[amybrickwallace]

No, but he’s probably the most outspoken at this point. If things keep going this way, I can see the people who are for masks/vaccinations declaring GH a hostile work environment and possibly filing lawsuits. 

[Vee]

You set a mandate by firing people. Period.