After failing to comply with COVID-19 vaccine demand, “General Hospital” star Steve Burton has been removed from his long-term position.
“I wanted you to hear it from me directly,” he wrote on Instagram, before going into his viewpoint on the issue as a whole.”
Unfortunately, due to the vaccine requirement, I was let go from ‘General Hospital.’
“I applied for my medical and religious exemptions, both of which were denied, which is disappointing. But this is also a civil rights issue to me.”Murmurs of Burton’s firing had been swirling on the internet for weeks.
In August, Burton was tested for COVID-19 and came up positive. He claimed he had been “exposed at work.”
Burton recently maintained his disagreement with ABC‘s choice to institute a mandate when other tv shows have not yet introduced such protocols and focus on social distancing at the very moment.
“I’m not sure that people should be let go for this, but I’ll always be grateful for my time on “General Hospital.”
I love it there. I spent my entire life there. Some of you are family, so I’ll always be grateful, and I believe that when one door closes, many more open. “That’s always been my standpoint,” he added.
“So, I’m looking forward to seeing what the future holds, and maybe one day if these rules are repealed, I’ll be able to finish my career as Jason Morgan and that would be a privilege — or not. But either way, I’m going to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and move on,”
In 1992, Burton joined the cast of “General Hospital.” On October 27, the star wrapped up filming his last episode.