Elon Musk Weighs In On Vaccines, Again, Gets Mixed Reactions

Elon Musk said on Twitter that the science behind vaccines was "unequivocal".

Billionaire Elon Musk's tweets make apps popular, stocks soar and provides fodder to countless Twitter discussions. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO interacts with his social media followers on subjects ranging from aliens to cryptocurrencies. This time, Mr Musk weighed in on the COVID-19 vaccine, again, getting mixed reactions from his 50.3 million Twitter followers. To be clear, I do support vaccines in general & covid vaccines specifically. The science is unequivocal.In very rare cases, there is an allergic reaction, but this is easily addressed with an EpiPen. Probably J&J, but BioNtech & Moderna are good too. Some debate imo as to whether a second synthetic mRNA shot is really needed, but the first is a no-brainer. For sure wise for elderly or immunocompromised to take the vaccine. Some debate about the second jab though. Quite a few negative reactions to that. My inclination has been to think that the extent of the Facebook brainwashing effect is over-hyped. Now, however, my 87-year-old dad and 73-year-old mum are refusing the vaccine 100 percent based on stuff they saw on Facebook, and, um, I have some concerns This guy? He shouldn't be answering questions at all... it's not his field... and he has probably done a ton of harm by downplaying it for almost a year. pic.twitter.com/n2oRn1nYqZ Yes, vaccines are not perfect, but they are worked and important to end this pandemic, then everything can become normal again. Anti-vaccine and flat-earth believers share a same trait that it's difficult to explain and change their mind. "The science" is never unequivocal.There are no long-term studies on ANY of the covid vaccines (how could there be given the timeframe?). My mother has a severe auto immune disorder. Her doctors will not discuss whether the vaccine is safe for her because it's too Taboo.She got her first shot last week and she has been terribly ill since.Like any subject, suppression of discussion is wrong. Clearing his stance on vaccines, he wrote, "To be clear, I do support vaccines in general and Covid vaccines specifically. The science is unequivocal. In very rare cases, there is an allergic reaction, but this is easily addressed with an EpiPen."