On Tuesday night, Violet Affleck gave fans of her famous parents, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, insight into why she is frequently seen wearing a face mask in public, as she appeared before a government meeting to call for masks to be made compulsory in Los Angeles hospitals “to confront the long COVID crisis.” Appearing before the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in a protective face mask, and introducing herself as “Violet Affleck, Los Angeles resident, first-time voter and 18,” the recent high school graduate revealed that she had contracted a “post-viral,” long-COVID-like condition in 2019. During her short but impassioned statement, she said that masks should be made available in government facilities and called on the county to oppose “mask bans.
” “I contracted a post-viral condition in 2019,” the teenager revealed during the public comment portion of the meeting. “I’m OK now, but I saw first-hand that medicine does not always have answers to the consequences of even minor viruses. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown that into sharper relief.
” “One in 10 infections leads to long COVID, which is a devastating neurological (and) cardiovascular illness that can take away people’s ability to work, move, see, and even think,” Violet Affleck continued, pointing out that the condition affects socially vulnerable people more than the rest of the population. A clip of Violet’s speech was posted on X , prompting some people to dismiss her .
