Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's Activist Daughter Violet, 19, Begs U.N. To Bring Back Facemasks and Warns Covid-19 is Still a Major 'Threat'

In her compelling address to the U.N., Violet emphasized that the transition away from mask mandates happened too hastily and cautioned that Covid still poses a significant risk.

Violet articulated her concern by stating: “It is a grave neglect to tell children: ‘We once had the means to protect you, yet chose not to.’

“In encouraging a return to ‘normalcy’, we have overlooked, diminished, and even hidden the serious risks of airborne transmission and the long-term impacts of Covid, which is evident in choices being made.”

She argued that “what is happening in our present is being stolen from us, right before our eyes”.

Violet strongly asserts that proper facemask usage and other preventive measures are essential for maintaining health. Recently, she participated in the “Healthy Indoor Air” initiative.

She concluded her remarks by declaring that access to clean, filtered air is a “human right” that should be as readily available as filtered water.

Violet remarked: “We can implement clean air infrastructure so widespread and evidently vital that future generations will not question its necessity.”

The activist has previously voiced her concerns regarding insufficient mask regulations in public spaces. Last summer, she took the podium at a Los Angeles city board meeting and criticized the local government for their leniency toward mask mandates in healthcare settings.

During that speech, Violet bravely shared her personal experience battling health issues resulting from a prior viral infection.

During her address, she stated on video: “Hello, I’m Violet Affleck, a Los Angeles resident and a first-time voter. I contracted a post-viral condition back in 2019.”

“I’m okay now, but I have firsthand knowledge of how medicine doesn’t always have the answers for the aftermath of seemingly minor viruses.

“The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted this reality even more.”

Violet has also contributed to the Yale Global Health Review, discussing her hometown’s coordinated efforts against Covid-19 and related climate change challenges.

The young activist incorporates fashion into her advocacy, wearing items that convey her political views.

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Last year, she gained attention for donning a black sweater featuring a watermelon symbol, signifying her support for Palestine. The image went viral, prompting increased demand for the garment, produced by a Chicago-based company called Wear the Peace.

A few months later, she was seen in a pink summer dress, again with a mask on, holding a book titled The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide by Steven W. Thrasher, tackling global health disparities.