Seven responds to Sam Frost Covid-19 vaccination controversy

Channel 7 has released a statement amid immense backlash over Home And Away actress Sam Frost’s video declaring herself unvaccinated.

Channel 7 has responded after Home And Away star Sam Frost released a video defending her decision to remain unvaccinated against Covid-19.

“Seven strongly encourages vaccination for all our people and all Seven productions strictly adhere to the public health COVID-19 safe protocols,” a spokesman told news.com.au.

“All Home and Away cast and crew also undertake Covid-19 testing three times a week in addition to other preventive measures. Sam Frost continues to work on Home And Away and follows the safety protocols in place.”

Frost has caused controversy with her video.

Frost, 32, deleted her Instagram account on Saturday just hours after sharing a lengthy video in which she opened up about her vaccination stance and admitted she was having a
“really hard time” with her mental health as there was a lot of “segregation” in society currently.

“I was really hesitant about doing a video or even speaking up about this sort of thing, but I feel like it’s getting to a point now in the world where there’s a lot of segregation, a lot of harsh judgment, and its taking its toll on my mental health,” Frost told her 577,000 followers in the Instagram video on Saturday.

“There are a lot of different reasons people aren’t getting vaccinated – and it might be because of their medical history, their concerns they might have, they might have family history, it might be religious reasons, whatever.

“I want to tell those people that feel like they’re getting separated from society – well, I’m not vaccinated, and there’s a reason why I’m not, I’ve spoken to my doctor and my psychologist about it, and I’m going to keep it private.”

Frost, who has continued to film the Channel 7 soap in Sydney, immediately copped immense backlash on social media for her stance, and deactivated her account only hours after posting the video.

Frost has appeared on the Channel 7 show since 2017. Picture: Richard Dobson

The actress, who first found fame as the winner of The Bachelor in 2014 before going on to become The Bachelorette in 2015, went on to say that she had been made to feel like “less of a human” due to being unvaccinated.

“It’s a really hard time to be in society right now, you feel like you are less of a human and you feel like people judge you, and you’re too scared to talk about your opinion or your feelings, and part of you wants to go, ‘Well, it’s none of your damn business why I’m not (vaccinated).’”

Sydney-based Frost explained that as NSW begins to open up, that gulf between the vaccinated and unvaccinated will only get wider.

“It’s going to be a really hard time when the vaccinated are allowed out to do things, and it’s because I’ve made a choice, I get it … on the 1st of December I’ll be able to join society again, but I think it’s really important (in the meantime) for people like myself to look after their mental health.”

Having surpassed the 70 per cent double-dose vaccination milestone early last week, gyms, cafes, restaurants, pools, shops, hairdressers and beauticians will reopen today in NSW and people will be allowed to venture more than 5km from home.

Getting vaccinated against Covid means you are less likely to catch the virus, suffer severe symptoms, require hospitalisation or die.