New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Violet Affleck, 19, the daughter of actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, spoke at the United Nations on Tuesday at an event titled "Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action." The Yale University student has been a vocal advocate for stronger public health protections, particularly mask mandates, and she used her address to issue a passionate call to action.

According to The Independent, Violet told delegates: "We are told by leaders across the board that we are the future. But when it comes to the pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes."

She criticized adults who "played to the relentless beat of back to normal, ignoring, downplaying, and concealing both the prevalence of airborne t...