Twitter CEO, Elon Musk revealed that he ran into "major side effects," after taking a second COVID booster shot.
Sharing his personal experience in a series of tweets, Musk said he felt like he "was dying" and that a cousin of his in "peak health" suffered myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart, listed as a possible side effect of some coronavirus vaccines, Fox News reported.
"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 said in a tweet.
He added: "And my young cousin & in peak health, had a serious case of myocarditis. Had to go to the hospital."
In a third post, Musk explained that getting the second booster was not his choice, but a requirement to visit a Tesla location in Berlin, Germany.
"Was required to visit Tesla Giga Berlin. Not my choice," he said.
Explaining further, Musk, in yet another post, said he experienced no issues with receiving the initial Johnson & Johnson vaccine or the first mRNA booster.
"I had OG C19 before vaccines came out and it was a mild cold. Then, had the J & J vaccine with no bad effects, except my arm hurt briefly."
"First mRNA booster was ok, but the second one crushed me," the Tesla founder added.
Musk was reacting to a Reports tweet by Rasmussen that revealed that approximately 12 million people may have experienced "major side effects" after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), myocarditis cases are a "rare risk" for those who receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
"These rare cases of myocarditis or pericarditis have occurred most frequently in adolescent and young adult males, ages 16 years and older, within 7 days after receiving the second dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna).
"There has not been a similar reporting pattern observed after receipt of the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (Johnson & Johnson)," the CDC says on its website.
It adds: "CDC continues to recommend COVID-19 vaccination for everyone 6 months of age and older. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and CDC have determined that the benefits (such as prevention of COVID-19 cases and its severe outcomes) outweigh the risks of myocarditis and pericarditis after receipt of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines."
CDC said preliminary data showed "most patients" ultimately recovered from their myocarditis, which is inflammation of the heart muscle.
"Preliminary data from surveys conducted at least 90 days after the myocarditis diagnosis showed most patients were fully recovered from their myocarditis," the CDC said.
CDC recommended that all cases of myocarditis and pericarditis should be reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
Under U.S. Federal law healthcare providers are required to report such issues to VAERS.
Elon Musk has repeatedly criticized the COVID pandemic and Dr. Anthony Fauci, who as White House Chief Medical Advisor oversaw the U.S. pandemic response under the Trump and Biden administrations.
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