Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, and Twitter’s Chief Executive Officer, claimed that Saturday morning he felt sick from his second COVID booster. “dying.”
Musk, the world’s second richest man, made his comments in response to a Rasmussen Reports survey which estimated that about 12 million people had self-reported major reactions to the COVID vaccine.
“I had major side effects from my second booster shot. Felt like I was dying for several days. Hopefully, no permanent damage, but I dunno,”Musk tweets
And my cousin, who is young & in peak health, had a serious case of myocarditis. I had to take my cousin to the hospital.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2023
Musk addedIt was his decision to obtain the second booster. But he had to do it in order to gain access to Tesla Giga Berlin.
According to the entrepreneur, the first COVID vaccines had been safe for him. However, the second booster had caused problems. “crushed” him.
“I had OG C19 before vaccines came out and it was basically a mild cold. Then I had J&J vaccine with no bad effects, except my arm hurt briefly. First mRNA booster was ok, but the second one crushed me,”Musk spoke.
Before vaccines were available, I was diagnosed with OG C19. It was a mild case of the common cold.
Then had J&J vaccine with no bad effects, except my arm hurt briefly.
While the first mRNA booster was okay, I found that it crushed me with the second.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2023
Musk said that Musk’s cousin needed to be admitted for myocarditis due to the effects of the vaccine. “And my cousin, who is young & in peak health, had a serious case of myocarditis. Had to go to the hospital,”He said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that there is a “rare risk”For myocarditis, especially in males younger than 16 years old.
“In April 2021, increased cases of myocarditis and pericarditis were reported in the United States after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna). Data from multiple studies show a rare risk for myocarditis and/or pericarditis following receipt of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines,”The CDC states.
Musk’s comments come as the CDC announced last week that it would be investigating after a government safety monitoring system detected a potential stroke risk for those 65 and older who received Pfizer’s bivalent shot.
“CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), a near real-time surveillance system, met the statistical criteria to prompt additional investigation into whether there was a safety concern for ischemic stroke in people ages 65 and older who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent,”The CDC stated in a Statement.
The concerning VSD signal has caused the agency to question whether those 65 and older who received Pfizer’s bivalent COVID vaccine were at an increased risk of having an ischemic stroke up to three weeks after their vaccination compared to 22-44 days after the shot. The CDC said Moderna’s bivalent COVID vaccine was not identified for the same risk by its monitoring system.
Despite some reservations, the CDC continues to recommend the COVID vaccine boosters for those who meet the criteria.
This report was contributed by Zach Jewell
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