COVID Archives

Only days after news broke that the Disney+ streaming series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers would be heading into its second season without Emilio Estevez's Gordon Bombay after series producer ABC Signature "made the decision not to pick up Estevez's option for Season 2 after weeks of back and forth with his team over the[...]

Deadline Hollywood reports that series producer ABC Signature "made the decision not to pick up Estevez's option for Season 2 after weeks of back and forth with his team over the show's Covid vaccination requirement." Like many Disney TV Studios series, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers implemented a mandatory vaccination policy for Zone A cast[...]

https://t.co/WMU8YwkGV2 — Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) November 5, 2021 If you are a follower of Nia Jax's social media accounts, specifically her Instagram, then her oppostion to taking the COVID-19 vaccine should come as no surprise, as she has been outspoken in being against it  In November of 2020, she posted the following negative response to the vaccine's[...]

Just not this week. Because he told his followers that he has now contracted the coronavirus, or COVID-19, and states "the most exciting thing this week was buying a bad-ass retro games console to get the family and I through our required 10 day isolation period." How did he come by the infection? Well nationally, infections[...]

While it might be a little hard to believe ('ten tons of sarcasm" alert!), now-ousted Gina Carrano's skewed perspectives on mask mandates and COVID-19 vaccines didn't speak on behalf of everyone on the set of Lucasfilm and Disney+'s "Star Wars" spinoff series The Mandalorian In fact, some like series star Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul, The[...]

This week saw the premiere of a PSA meant to increase public awareness & education about the COVID-19 vaccine, with Peter debating whether or not he should get the shot In the three-minute animated short below, Stewie and Brian go the Fantastic Voyage route to explain to Peter why being vaccinated is important for him[...]

"The other thing I hate is that all these people with COVID who won't get vaccinated are in the hospitals clogging it up So like, if you have a heart attack or any kind of problem, you can't even get into the E.R And I'm really of a mind to say, 'Look, if you didn't[...]

Addressing the dramatic increase in unvaccinated coronavirus patients, Kimmel also called attention to those taking up much-needed hospital bed space because they're using the livestock medication Ivermectin to treat COVID-19 "We've still got a lot of 'pandimwits' out there The poison control centers have seen a spike in calls from people taking livestock medicine [ivermectin][...]

Those comments included calling those who still won't wear masks even as COVID cases are exploding "schmucks" and offering a "screw your freedom" response to those who claim their rights are being infringed upon by being "forced" to not spread a potentially lethal virus to those who may be more vulnerable. (Image: Kulinich Stepan / Shutterstock.com) In[...]

When he's not busy getting ready for his upcoming untitled father/daughter spy series for Netflix that was announced back in May, actor & former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger continues making his voice heard on a number of important topics- in particular, the growing COVID-19 crisis and the months of misinformation that have resulted in[...]

Writer Akiva Goldsman is sick of your antivax conspiracies and associating with his film I Am Legend saying it's just a movie.

https://t.co/G36UfG82kE — Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) August 7, 2021 Actor Lourdes Faberes (Good Omens) seconded Gaiman, tweeting, "The Covid police in your other show we're not allowed to talk about yet were very thorough And that was in deep Covid when hardly anyone was jabbed yet The things we got to do would not have been possible without[...]

In a recent interview for next month's InStyle magazine cover story, Friends and The Morning Show star Jennifer Aniston made it clear that when it comes to COVID-19, the only folks she wants in her day-to-day life are those who've been vaccinated "It's a real shame I've just lost a few people in my weekly[...]

Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon took to Instagram to make it clear that he's sick of people trying to "smart-splain" anti-vax stupidity.

While we thought we had left behind having to write articles about shows shuttering productions over positive COVID-19 tests back in 2020, that hasn't been the case over the past week or so HBO's Westworld can now be added to a list that includes FX's American Horror Story and Netflix's Bridgerton, with Deadline Hollywood reporting[...]

Now, attendees checking out performances beginning July 28 are being made aware of changes in show policy in accordance with the UK's current COVID-19 guidelines Surprisingly happening at a time when COVID cases are spiking all over the map in large part due to the Delta variant, the show will be increasing its attendance capacity[...]

Production on "Part 2" of FX's American Horror Story Season 10 "Double Feature" has been temporarily shut down due to a positive COVID-19 case as well as potential exposure to the virus, with the positive test (an actor on the horror anthology series) occurring in "Zone A" of the COVID production protocol that was in[...]

Martin's "Game of Thrones" universe ran into the one thing even dragons can't defeat: the growing number of COVID cases in the UK, where Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon is being filmed Deadline Hollywood is reporting exclusively that production on the prequel series has been shut down for two days following[...]

Deadline Hollywood first reported that the popular streaming series has halted production for a second time after another positive COVID test Reports are that the shutdown will be for an "indefinite period" while the streaming service and Shondaland producers set up a timetable and new protocols in light of the Delta variant causing coronavirus cases[...]

A video message to the public had her announcing a recent positive COVID test ahead of the premiere, leading to her dismissal from the new season According to Valdiserri, she is unsure of how she got it after having gotten her vaccination and continued guidelines she's attested to have followed The announcement came with a[...]

Jason chats with Halloween Man comic creator Drew Edwards on his IndieGogo to raise money to alleviate the amassed Covid-related medical expenses of Terry Parr, creator of the comic Aerobicide The Indiegogo project: the Aerobicide/ Lucy Chaplin Science Starlet Crossover. For those unfamiliar, Lucy Chaplin is an adventurer in her own titles and in the ongoing[...]

Viewers of HBO's late-night show Real Time With Bill Maher will have a repeat waiting for them this Friday night, with Deadline Hollywood reporting exclusively that host and comedian Bill Maher has tested positive for COVID-19 In a released statement to DH, an HBO spokesperson stated, "The Friday, May 14th taping of 'Real Time with[...]

Unfortunately, the production is facing another obstacle on its way back to now-Paramount+ screens, with Variety reporting that the Sonequa Martin-Green-starring series has paused production at Toronto's Pinewood studios over a possible COVID-19 exposure According to reports, a Zone A individual (key cast member or production crew member in close contact with cast) was in contact[...]

WWE (and NXT with it) has had an interesting and at times, infuriating run throughout the past year during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis  While every sports league and every form of entertainment has been forced to amend their schedules or even shut down for a prolonged period, WWE has chugged along  Everyone who knows about Vince[...]

This past year's global COVID-19 pandemic was undoubtedly a tough challenge for everyone, but it was quite tough for gamers, especially of the tabletop persuasion Thankfully, it looks as though the tunnel might be coming to an end and the light ahead is shining bright However, due to just how long the pandemic has lasted[...]

The South Park "South ParQ Vaccination Special" on Comedy Central took a look at the current pandemic in a way that only this series can.

Of course, we kid "The Mouse,' Jon Favreau, and Dave Filoni– we know it's tough finding just the right time to get rid of someone who uses the medical expertise afforded ex-MMA fighters turned streaming service supporting cast members to debunk scientific facts about COVID-19 and the importance of wearing masks Add to that Carano's[...]

The NBA, NHL, MLB, and NFL all had to deal with their bouts with the COVID pandemic exacerbating the zaniness considering you had groups of position players, coaches, and staff becoming infected at different times Those who are found to be around those who later discovered infected are quarantined as per contact tracing protocol The[...]

The actress took to social media to document her own vaccination of COVID-19 at a New York facility posting on Twitter "Got my Covid-19 vaccine in the wee hours of Monday morning!" she wrote "Consider this an order from your Captain – continue to mask up & register to receive your vaccine ASAP Here in[...]

With production on the second season of Netflix's The Witcher currently on pause as the UK's new COVID lockdown rolls on, a little good news on the health front Back in the middle of December 2020, we reported that series star Henry Cavill aka Geralt was recovering from "a minor leg muscle injury" sustained during production at[...]