Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s daughter Violet makes impassioned plea for clean air infrastructure at the UN
Why Violet Affleck’s UN speech is making headlines
- Violet Affleck, daughter of actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, delivered a speech at the United Nations, advocating for mask mandates and improved public health measures.
- The 19-year-old, who contracted a 'post-viral condition' in 2019, spoke at an event titled 'Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action'.
- She criticised the 'back to normal' approach, arguing it ignores airborne transmission and the threat of long COVID, which she noted has surpassed asthma as the most common chronic illness in young children.
- Affleck expressed fury on behalf of children who will suffer from debilitating pain and exhaustion due to COVID-19, stating that adults 'knew how to protect you and we didn't do it'.
- She concluded by declaring that filtered air is a 'human right' and should be as readily available as filtered water, calling for ubiquitous clean air infrastructure.