Dr. Bonnie Henry takes over Olivia Munn’s Instagram to fight COVID-19 misinformation

B.C.’s top doctor, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has a special assignment Tuesday: to help fight the spread of COVID-19 misinformation alongside actress Olivia Munn.

B.C.’s provincial health officer takes over Munn’s Instagram account on Tuesday to reach a wider audience.

Munn, known for her roles as Psylocke from Marvel’s X-Men and Sloan Sabbith from HBO’s The Newsroom, has 2.6 million followers.

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“There are some people you need to hear from right now and it isn’t me,” Munn said in a release.

“I am handing over my account to an expert on all things COVID-19.”

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The initiative comes from ONE’s ONE World Campaign, calling for a global response to COVID-19. ONE was founded in 2007 by Bono to fight global poverty and preventable diseases.

This campaign, called #PasstheMic, works with celebrities and medical experts to spread the word about not spreading the novel coronavirus.

Henry will be sharing special messages on Munn’s account all day.

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