Violet Affleck is raising awareness about a topic that’s close to her heart. The daughter of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck appeared at a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Meeting on July 9 and urged local officials to oppose mask bans and ensure availability of masks for vulnerable groups. In a clip from the meeting , the 18-year-old addressed the board of supervisors and introduced herself as a “Los Angeles resident” and “first-time voter.
” She went on to share some background on why she’s so passionate about protecting others from dangerous viruses. “I contracted a post-viral condition in 2019. I’m OK now, but I saw firsthand that medicine does not always have answers to the consequences of even minor viruses.
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown that into sharper relief,” she said. Affleck went on to explain the dangers associated with long Covid. “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,” she said.
The exact number of people who have long Covid — defined as any Covid-19-related symptoms that persist for over three months — is unclear. But a 2022 study from the U.S.
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention found that about 7% of people reported having it at some point. Experts have estimated long Covid affects between 5-20% of patients, TODAY.com previously reported.
Long COVID symptoms range from neurolog.
