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Getting a good night of sleep is refreshing...as are some of the comments being made here.
If Patient Zero shot two scenes without a clear test result, that is on Patient Zero, the producer, and the other performer(s), for going outside the established protocol which necessitates a clear (negative) test prior to doing a scene. One cannot fault AIM for that.
Among my issues with AIM are that I understood that they would identify anyone with a positive test result, and all whom may have been exposed to the virus, and were under quarantine, since that is how the issue was previously handled, and to my knowledge there was no public notice that their policy had changed.
If they had done so, then we all would have to deal with the change in whatever way we saw best fit for our individual company.
Here is but one example of why I think public notification is important for the adult industry...
The majority of my shooting involves solo or glamour nude projects, which typically do not require an AIM test result. Therefore, a performer that tested positive, but was not publicly identified, could get hired, do a solo toy scene and potentially spread the virus to anyone handling the toy, etc.
When you go to your private physician and get an HIV test, and if your test comes back positive, more tests are conducted, and you are required to disclose all of your other partners, and they are privately notified, they are in turn interviewed and tested, etc.
I thought that AIM was doing more than that for our industry which is why in the past I have supported and used them as the de facto standard. In light of what has come out over the past few days, I seriously need to rethink some issues.
As a few others noted, this is yet another wake up call for an industry which is too often complacent and disorganized.
ADG
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