Musk: Bronny James cardiac arrest may be vaccine related

Referring to Bronny James’ cardiac arrest, Musk says:

We cannot ascribe everything to the vaccine, but, by the same token, we cannot ascribe nothing. Myocarditis is a well known side-effect

We cannot ascribe everything to the vaccine, but, by the same token, we cannot ascribe nothing.

Myocarditis is a known side-effect. The only question is whether it is rare or common.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2023

Twitter briefly adds a Community Notes fact check to the tweet, however, it was removed later that day.

Studies show that the risk of myocarditis is significantly higher after an actual Covid infection than with the vaccine. Among adolescent boys, the risk of myocarditis following a Covid infection was approximately twice that of the risk following the second vaccine dose.