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Hollywood's COVID safety measures aren't going away anytime soon. Here's why

People wearing face coverings walk past a white flag memorial installation outside Griffith Observatory honoring the nearly 27,000 Los Angeles County residents who have died from COVID-19, with the Hollywood sign in the background, on Nov. 18, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.

LOS ANGELES — Even with nearly 80% of Californians at least partially vaccinated, hospitalizations down from their highs and eased mask mandates, COVID-19 safety protocols on Hollywood film and TV sets are unlikely to go away soon.

An alliance of major studios and entertainment industry unions are once again at the bargaining table to renegotiate the so-called return-to-work agreement — the terms for working during the pandemic — that expires April 30.

Some people close to talks say they are

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