The 'Eternals' cast are pivoting to virtual appearances after possibly being exposed to COVID-19

[treenotree]

The 'Eternals' cast won't be making in-person appearances to promote the Marvel movie currently after possible exposure to COVID-19. https://t.co/u3mRKJdGLx
- Entertainment Weekly (@EW) October 20, 2021
Last night, the Eternal stars withdrew last minute from the Elle Magazine‘s 2021 Women In Hollywood gala event due to potential exposure to someone

Comments

[aleksie]

I'm glad they canceled but I'm tired of people doing unnecessary in-person stuff. Sports, these celebrations.

I also learned that an acquaintance, fully vaxxed, got COVID and had be on oxygen. Luckily, he seems to be okay now. He's not young, but that's exactly why the fuck we as a society need to be careful.

[xtinkerbellax]

People really think it's over, just earlier I saw an acquaintance post about going to their first "post covid wedding". Our impatience will only hurt us in the long run.

[aleksie]

I'm still amazed how people are being, when they have more at stake than I do.

I live alone, I'm thin and have no pre-existing health conditions to my knowledge, and I'm no kind of caregiver. I see colleagues and friends who live with others, who are caregivers for kids or the elderly, etc. and it's like the pandemic ended.

[jinxeh13]

For real. We had our wedding a couple of weekends ago, but kept it small and had everything outside. (OUTSIDE outside, not like "hermetically sealed tent" outside.) But one of his siblings had a large indoor wedding in July, and another is planning a huge indoor wedding for next year. Sometimes we feel like we're crazy, like we're the only ones being told that COVID is still a thing? Everyone is just so impatient, and willing to pretend like everything is fine again because they want to "get back to their lives."

I mean, I'm immunocompromised so I have to take it more seriously anyway. But even knowing I have health issues (lupus) some of his relatives have been really dismissive of that in the past, a lot of "well, this is just the new normal," and getting annoyed when we don't want to go to their indoor parties or meet them at bars on weekend nights. I'm glad you able-bodied people feel so confident, but a night out at a bar isn't worth MY life, so...

[bruxelles]

The pandemic has really shown how selfish a lot of people are. A disturbing amount of people don't care if they get their grandma or uncle killed as long as they can still do what they want when they want.

[jinxeh13]

You're right. It has really let me see some people in a new, not complimentary light. I never disliked any of my husband's relatives, even the ones I wasn't particularly close with or didn't really "click" with I was at least ambivalent about. Now there are a handful of them that I'm actually beginning to dislike. They have been extremely dismissive and selfish about my health and the health of others during this pandemic, and tbh it's sad.

[xtinkerbellax]

Yea I think the majority of people agree with things in theory, but once it impacts their life or they have to do without, they don't anymore, and this selfish mentality applies to everything, not just covid. It's so depressing to me.

[bruxelles]

It's just a shame some people won't even do the bare minimum to keep themselves and others healthy and alive. They're usually the same people saying shit like "you can't stop living your life!", while their actions prevent the rest of us from living normally and doing things we'd like to do, like safely attend a wedding.

[bruxelles]

I'm sorry for your loss. From what I've seen online there seem to be a lot of church-goers who know multiple people who have died from covid since the vaccines came out and none of them acknowledge that most of those deaths were preventable. I don't know if it's denial or what, but it's very depressing to view from the outside.

[aleksie]

<3 I'm sorry these people are being terrible.

I understand that I'm being extremely cautious and in a way I might not need to. But other people's risk tolerance is just too much.

[stillglows]

i feel you bb i'm also immunocompromised and it's so frustrating even insulting when people act like this is over when they know i'm still potentially at a higher risk than them. like... sorry but i'm not going to potentially risk my life for a night out when there is still a deadly virus which will most definitely kill me if i get out there.

[iamtheliquorr]

I’m fully vaxxed and only recently started venturing out to stores again. Most people here are wearing masks but have no concept of social distancing. I get so anxious bc ppl are constantly getting up in my personal space and crowding around that it’s just not worth it to me.

[sandstorm]

But but we have to get back to normal to see the paint by numbers movie first!