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Elon Musk took to Twitter late Friday night to share his personal experience with another COVID-19 shot, explaining that he encountered “major side effects.”
In a series of tweets, the Twitter CEO said he felt like he was “dying” and that his relative was in “perfect health” suffering from myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart that has been cited as a possible side effect of some coronavirus vaccines.
“Had major side effects since my second refill. Felt like I was dying for a few days. Hope there’s no permanent damage, but I don’t know,” Musk said in a tweet.
He added: “And my cousin, who is young and in good health, had a serious case of myocarditis. He had to go to the hospital.”
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk speaks during a joint T-Mobile and SpaceX event on August 25, 2022 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. (Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images/Getty Images)
In a third post, Musk explained that it wasn’t his choice to get the second booster, but it was a requirement for a visit to Tesla’s location in Berlin, Germany.
“I had to visit Tesla Giga Berlin. It’s not my choice,” he said.
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In another post, Musk explained that he had no problem receiving the initial Johnson & Johnson vaccine or the first mRNA booster.
“I had the OG C19 before the vaccines came out and it was basically a mild cold. Then I got the J&J vaccine with no ill effects, except for a brief pain in my arm,” he tweeted.
The Tesla founder added: “The first mRNA booster was ok, but the second one broke me.”
Musk’s announcements were in response to a Rasmussen Reports tweet that reported that approximately 12 million people may have experienced “major side effects” after receiving the vaccine.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cases of myocarditis are a “rare risk” for those receiving the mRNA vaccine against COVID-19.
“These rare cases of myocarditis or pericarditis occurred most often in adolescent and young adult males, aged 16 years and older, within 7 days of receiving the second dose of the mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna). There is no observed a similar reporting pattern after receiving the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine (Johnson & Johnson),” the CDC said on its website.
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In this photo illustration, Elon Musk’s Twitter page is shown on a smartphone screen on January 7, 2023. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images/Getty Images)
The website adds: “CDC continues to recommend vaccination against COVID-19 for all persons 6 months of age and older. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and CDC have determined that the benefits (such as preventing cases of COVID-19 and its severe outcomes) outweigh the risks of myocarditis and pericarditis after receiving the mRNA vaccine against COVID-19.”
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Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle, and the CDC said preliminary data show that “most patients” ultimately recover from their myocarditis.
“Preliminary data from studies conducted at least 90 days after the diagnosis of myocarditis showed that most patients fully recovered from their myocarditis,” the CDC said.
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It recommends that all cases of myocarditis and pericarditis be reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
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Federal law requires health care providers to report such problems to VAERS.
Musk has repeatedly criticized the COVID pandemic and Dr. Anthony Fauci, who oversaw the U.S. response to the pandemic under the Trump and Biden administrations as the White House’s chief medical adviser.