Seriously ill Ben Affleck's daughter wants the mask requirement back

Violet Affleck, Ben's daughter, wants to reform the mask regulation in the USA. The 18-year-old suffered a post-viral infection shortly before the pandemic, which was exacerbated by coronavirus.

The 18-year-old daughter of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck appeared before the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, July 9, and spoke about precautionary measures that were in place during the coronavirus pandemic.

She addressed her own health, which she had struggled with five years earlier. She suffered a post-viral infection in 2019 - she is now "okay", but it has shaken her up: "I experienced first-hand that medicine doesn't always have an answer - not even for the consequences of viruses that are only slightly harmful."

She is therefore calling for masks to be available in all state institutions and for a permanent mask requirement to be introduced in medical facilities. There is also "no reason for a mask ban, no matter where".

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A post-viral infection can occur in people who have recovered from a viral infection. Symptoms can include "persistent pain, fatigue, cognitive impairment or sleep disturbances", according to People magazine. This type of illness first came to the forefront of medicine as a result of Long Covid - but the coronavirus is not the only thing that can cause it.

With her plea, Violet Affleck is not only reacting to her own experience before and after the pandemic, but also to a statement by the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass. She spoke out in favor of a mask ban - especially aimed at demonstrators - in other words, a ban on wearing masks.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner were married from 2005 to 2018 and have three children together: Violet (18), Seraphina (15) and son Samuel (12).

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