Filtered air is a “human right”, the teenage activist Violet Affleck has told the United Nations.

Speaking from behind a large face mask and clear goggles, the daughter of divorced Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner accused older generations of neglecting children who have Long Covid .

High neglect

Affleck joined global leaders, policymakers, scientists and health experts at the “Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action” event, to deliver an address about the effects of Long Covid among children and the need for clean air infrastructure.

“We are told by leaders across the board that we are the future,” she said, “but when it comes to our ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of your eyes”.

Wearing an N95 mask, she criticised the “relentless b

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