Olivia Munn Brings Attention To Rise In Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Due To The Pandemic During тАШVax LiveтАЩ
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Olivia Munn shared an important message about the rise in Anti-Asian hate crimes amid the pandemic.
During SaturdayтАЩs broadcast of Global CitizenтАЩs тАЬVax LiveтАЭ, the actress said, тАЬtoo often this virus has been used to divide us.тАЭ
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тАЬSince COVID-19 began, there have been more than 3800 incidents of violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders reported in the U.S. alone,тАЭ Munn said.
She continued, тАЬAs an Asian American these hate crimes have hit really close to home. A virus doesnтАЩt have an ethnicity or a region and when you regionalize, you weaponize. But when we come together we can do really great things like we can see with the decades of research that came together to achieve a global solution to the pandemicтАУa vaccine.тАЭ
A video then played for viewers, showing how past virus research helped scientists find a vaccine for the virus.
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The goal of the concert was to secure 10 million vaccine doses, which they have surpassed thanks to a number of donations from philanthropists and the private sector.
тАЬVax Live: The Concert to Reunite the WorldтАЭ will air and livestream on ABC, ABC News Live, CBS, YouTube, iHeartMedia broadcast radio stations and the iHeartRadio App, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, 7:00 p.m. CT. The concert will also air on FOX at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. and stream on Global CitizenтАЩs YouTube channel at 8 p.m. ET.
