Elon Musk Amplifies Baseless Claim About COVID-19 Vaccine

Elon Musk Amplifies Baseless Claim About COVID-19 Vaccine

Elon Musk this week amplified an unfounded claim, based on a distortion of vaccine safety monitoring data, that COVID-19 vaccines killed tens of thousands of people in Germany. The vaccines saved millions of lives worldwide during a deadly pandemic, and serious side effects or deaths from vaccination are rare. Despite this well-established safety record, Musk questioned COVID-19 vaccine safety on X on April 12 while sharing a post from far-righ…

Experts clarify facts after Elon Musk’s claims on COVID-19 vaccine go viral

The recent statements by business tycoon and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twitter) and xAI, Elon Musk regarding the COVID-19 vaccine have gone viral on social media sparking a renewed debate about vaccine effectiveness. Elon Musk based on his personal experience stated in a comment that the COVID-19 vaccine dose he received was “too high” and suggested that repeated vaccination could be harmful. He also claimed that he became severely ill a…