Elon Musk came under heavy criticism after he tweeted about a possible connection between the COVID-19 vaccine and the cardiac arrest suffered Tuesday by Bronny James, the 18-year-old son of NBA star LeBron James.
The billionaire tech mogul, who has previously come under criticism for spreading misinformation on Twitter over COVID-19 vaccines, responded to a tweet about the Bronny James news with a statement about the vaccine.
“We cannot ascribe everything to the vaccine, but, by the same token, we cannot ascribe nothing,” he wrote.
“Myocarditis is a known side-effect,” Musk added. “The only question is whether it is rare or common.”
Myocarditis is a rare inflammatory condition that affects the heart and has been reported in cases...