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Old 10-16-2010, 03:19 AM  
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Simply being on the quarantine list does not indicate that anyone has HIV. It only means that they have directly (generation 1), or indirectly (generation 2 or higher), had contact with patient zero (whom tested positive for HIV).

During the 2004 Darren James HIV incident, only a few of the two dozen or so people on the quarantine list tested positive. Most were cleared after taking a few rounds of tests which came back negative.

It is the Producer/Director's personal responsibility to confirm each test result (either through the database or over the phone with AIM), to avoid forgeries or results that have come in subsequent to the last test.

As an industry, we need to come up with, or push for, better methodology for testing, since this is now the second time in the past year that someone has tested positive, but not before exposing several other people to HIV.

If we don't, I suspect that it is just a matter of time before condoms are mandated, or even more harsh regulations are imposed on the industry by the government.

I try to have performers tested within a few days of their scheduled scene(s), even if I have to pay for the test myself, and I always check myself each performers current status. I also shoot less risky scenes (no anal, no internal cumshots, no gangbangs, etc).

Personally, I wish that the list of names was made known to those within the industry, however I understand why it is not.

These must be some anxious times for the people on the quarantine list (it takes multiple tests and weeks to be cleared), for in addition to the uncertainty that they might have HIV due to their exposure to patient zero, their lives are further complicated by the fact that they are at least temporarily out of work (for many, adult work is their only or main source of income), so I wish them all good luck, and hope that their tests come back negative.



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