Four HIV positive tests that caused a halt in porn production aren't enough to cease filming all together; adult film companies will allegedly be back to business this week.
RadarOnline.com reports that the moratorium placed on production will be officially lifted.
"All adult industry performers will be asked to go get new tests this week and as long as there are no new positive tests, production could resume late this week or early next," an industry insider told Radar.
Two porn actors, Cameron Bay and Rod Daily, have publically acknowledged their HIV status, but the other actors have not disclosed their identities.
"The third performer to test positive for HIV does not appear to have contracted the virus while performing in adult film," the Free Speech Coalition along with Performer Availability Screening Services, told Radar. "Three doctors from the PASS medical advisory board announced to FSC that all performers who worked with Performer 3 have tested negative."
One would hope the ban being lifted means the Free Speech Coalition has found the source of the infections. HIV, short for human immunodeficiency virus, is a virus that can lead to I acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. Scary aspects of the virus include one can be a carrier for a virus and not even know.
According to the Centers of Prevention and Disease, there are cases where people have not shown any symptoms of having the virus for 10 years, at worst experiencing flu like symptoms.
Though the actors may test negative during their next STD screening, this does not mean they are not carriers for the virus.
Porn star Rod Daily posted on Twitter that his first STD test for HIV came back negative, but when he went back for his second round, it turned out to be positive.
If the adult film industry knowingly places their actors at risk, they could be looking at many legal woes down the line.
"It's stupid, selfish and dangerous," an industry insider told Radar. "The industry is against using condoms because it would affect tape sales, but it'd be like allowing people to race cars without helmets on!"
Porn is a billion-dollar industry, but that does not give adult film producers the right to knowingly put their actors at risk. Let's hope the film companies are protecting their actors, as HIV is a public health concern.
