{"id":2292203,"date":"2024-07-10T18:49:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T22:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-afflecks-daughter-demands-la-bring-back-mask-mandates-in-hospitals-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T18:51:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T22:51:12","slug":"ben-afflecks-daughter-demands-la-bring-back-mask-mandates-in-hospitals-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-afflecks-daughter-demands-la-bring-back-mask-mandates-in-hospitals-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Affleck\u2019s daughter demands LA bring back mask mandates in hospitals &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fben-afflecks-daughter-demands-la-bring-back-mask-mandates-in-hospitals-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292203&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Ben Affleck&#8217;s daughter, Violet Affleck, advocating\u200d for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">mask mandates<\/a> in \u2063hospitals at a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting. Violet shared\u2063 her own experience\u200d of contracting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daughter-of-jennifer-garner-and-ben-affleck-demands-mask-mandates-return-claims-to-have-post-viral-condition\/\" title=\"Daughter of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck Demands Mask Mandates Return, Claims to Have &#039;Post-Viral Condition&#039;\">post-viral condition<\/a> \u200bin 2019 and \u2062emphasized the importance\u200b of mask mandates in preventing the spread \u2063of COVID-19 and dealing with the potential \u2064consequences of\u2063 the virus. Her advocacy for mask mandates was \u200dbased \u200bon\u2063 her\u2062 personal\u2062 experience and the broader impact of \u2063the pandemic on public health.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington 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Hunter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T18:06:56-04:00\">July 10, 2024 6:06 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1698881\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Violet Affleck, daughter of actors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ben-affleck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ben Affleck<\/a> and Jennifer Garner, appeared at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Los Angeles\">Los Angeles<\/a> County Board of Supervisors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LVh_zpJxhJQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"meeting on Tuesday\">meeting on Tuesday<\/a> to advocate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/face-masks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>mask<\/a> mandates in hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager, introducing herself, told the board, \u201cHi, Violet Affleck, Los Angeles resident, first-time voter, I\u2019m 18.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Affleck went on to cite her experience of contracting a \u201cpost-viral condition\u201d in 2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Violet Affleck is a walking meme \ud83d\ude02<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/meMz97jH6w\">pic.twitter.com\/meMz97jH6w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaraGonzalesTX\/status\/1810893119690277202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI contracted a post-viral condition in 2019. I\u2019m OK now, but I saw firsthand that medicine does not always have answers to the consequences of even minor viruses. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"COVID-19\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic has thrown that into sharper relief,\u201d she said while wearing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">face mask<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles resident went on to explain how mask mandates are necessary in dealing with the dangers of long COVID.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne in 10 infections leads to long COVID, which is a devastating neurological [and] cardiovascular illness that can take away people\u2019s ability to work, move, see, and even think,\u201d the 18-year-old said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo confront the long COVID crisis, I demand mask availability, air filtration, and far-UVC light in government facilities, including jails and detention centers, and mask mandates in county medical facilities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Affleck called for providing more \u201chigh-quality free tests and treatment\u201d and opposing mask bans \u201cfor any reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe county must oppose mask bans for any reason. They do not keep us safer,\u201d she said at the end of her public comment at the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Her appearance received some criticism on social media, with some blasting her testimony.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs Violet Affleck the original Karen?\u201d one person posted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt appears that Violet Affleck is gaslighting her audience because there are plenty of photos and videos of her NOT WEARING A MASK before, during and after the pandemic,\u201d another person posted.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1698881\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1698881\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Affleck&#8217;s daughter, Violet Affleck, spoke at a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting advocating for mask mandates in hospitals. She shared her personal experience of contracting a post-viral condition in 2019 and emphasized the importance of mask mandates in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and addressing the risks of long COVID. Violet called for mask availability, air filtration, and far-UVC light in government facilities, as well as more high-quality free tests and treatment. She also criticized mask bans and urged the county to oppose them. 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