How to do proper SARS-CoV-2 surveillance
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Lessons From The Adult Film Industry
“We can actually learn a lot about safety guidelines by listening to producers of porn,” said Perry N. Halkitis, dean of the School of Public Health at Rutgers University. “Thinking back to the H.I.V./AIDS crisis, the adult film industry had to learn how to keep their workers safe.”
He recommends following its lead by using what he calls the Four Ts: Target, Test, Treat and Trace. The adult film industry uses a nationwide program called PASS, for Performer Availability Screening Services, that requires performers to be tested every 14 days for H.I.V. and other sexually transmitted infections in order to be cleared for work. If a worker tests positive, he’s treated, and his partners are traced.
“We have to get over that this information is coming from the porn industry,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute. “If we’re trying to get our economy back, a major component of that is building confidence for when we engage in regular activities such as going to a restaurant, getting on a plane, or going back to work.”
The suggestion of using the adult film industry as a model was reported by Stat News in May. Of course, the incubation period of the coronavirus means that it’s possible that people could have negative test results indicating it’s safe to travel but be contagious by the time they get on a plane.“It’s not foolproof,” Dr. Jha said, but “we’re going to see more testing to make decisions in our lives.”
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Somewhat related: it seems that whenever there is a news article about someone in the porn industry, they are always a porn "star". How can everyone in that industry be a star? Why not a porn actor or actress? Always a star. LOL
