The response of celebrities to the covid-19 pandemic

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Undoubtedly, the pandemic has left the vast majority of economic, health, and emotional effects, and has led to loss of family, friends and employment.

But not everyone has affected the same, as there are those who have chosen to wear a quarantine more serene than others, and some with the purchasing power to do so, have collaborated with great causes for the combat health emergency, as has been the case with some famous.

The most notorious example is probably that of the country singer Dolly Parton, who has used his influence and fortune to donate to research to find the vaccine, which is already being distributed around the world.

The singer of ‘Jolenne‘donated a million dollars to Vanderbil University Medical Center, which was a great help in developing the vaccine against the covid-19 of the pharmaceutical Modern.

Another very clear example is that of the actor Sean Penn, who at the beginning of the contingency opened several centers to carry out the proof for free, which was almost impossible to get back then.

This same effort was taken to other parts of the world, through the actor’s foundation, CORE, which also received a donation of $ 30 million from Jack Dorsey, who is co-founder of Twitter.

Lady Gaga, also made use of its influence, since in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO), and Global Citizen, organized a virtual concert with the participation of many world-class artists.

The concert, plus other actions by the singer, managed to raise over 35 million dollars, destined in support for medical staff in the first line of attention to the pandemic, and for research for the creation of the vaccine.

Other celebrities who have also opened their wallets to make donations to fight the pandemic include Oprah Winfrey, who donated 10 million dollars, Paris Hilton with 10 others, Rihanna with 5 million, in addition to Beyoncé, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively.

While the aforementioned celebrities did their part to help against the effects of the health emergency, there were others who received the negative response for the misuse of their influence.

One of the most prominent cases is also one of the first, just at the beginning of the confinement due to the pandemic.

While many were concerned about contagion and the looming economic crisis, the actress Gal Gadot started a movement in which more celebrities sang the song on networks’Imagine‘, by John Lennon.

She was joined Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Amy Adams, Will Ferrel, among many others. Although the intention was good, it received criticism when considering the great economic power of all of them, that instead of donating and using their voice to awaken consciousness, they decided to sing while the world panicked.

Other highly criticized were the queen of pop Madonna, and the comedian Ellen Degeneres, who made wild comments about the pandemic and how the confinement affects everyone, while network users were furious when they saw them boast of luxuries and comforts in their large mansions.

Also the rock singer Van Morrison received strong criticism for its strong opposition to sanitary measures and the use of covers mouths.

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