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Roberts, who won an Oscar in 2001 for "Erin
Brockovich," kicks off the project on Thursday by interviewing
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
The #PassTheMic initiative is organized by global nonprofit ONE
Campaign which aims to spotlight "health and economic experts
... discussing a global response to the global COVID-19
pandemic." The emphasis is on data, science and facts.
According to ONE, the stars will turn over their social media
accounts for one day to frontline workers, health, economic and
other experts.
In the interview with Roberts on her personal social media
account, Fauci says the main problem to solve is "the
extraordinary health disparities" between countries.
"Right now, if you take southern Africa, sub-Saharan Africa,
parts of Asia, South America and even parts of the Caribbean as
areas that don't have the healthcare system to be able to
respond the way one can respond in New York or L.A. or New
Orleans or Chicago, we have really a moral responsibility for
people throughout the world," Fauci said.
Many of the participating celebrities have a big social-media
footprint. Roberts, Jackman and Brown have a combined total of
about 71 million followers on Instagram alone.
Other celebrities taking part in the campaign include Penelope
Cruz, David Oyelowo, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rainn Wilson and
Shailene Woodley.
(Reporting by Alicia Powell in New York; Writing by Matthew
Lewis; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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