December 14 news, in the early days of the new crown pneumonia outbreak, Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) has downplayed the impact of the new crown virus, and questioned the vaccine. However, he revealed in an interview with Time on Monday that he and eligible children have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
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"Science is unambiguous." Musk said he was named "2021 Person of the Year" by Time magazine on Monday.
However, he does not believe that the government should force people to be vaccinated. "Unvaccinated people are taking risks, but people are doing risky things all the time," he said, "and I think we have to be wary of the erosion of American freedom." ”
The U.S. government has imposed vaccination orders on U.S. companies with more than 100 employees, but the rule has been stopped by the courts. In New York City, employees of private companies must receive at least one shot of the vaccine by the end of December. The measures have met with strong opposition, especially from unvaccinated people, but polls show that a majority of Americans support these demands.
Musk has previously made it clear that he does not support big governments imposing restrictions on individuals and businesses in the name of fighting the pandemic. When California forced the closure of non-essential businesses, Musk openly confronted officials and eventually reopened Tesla's California factory in defiance of regulations.
However, after being criticized for questioning the vaccine, Musk clarified his point in a tweet in April: "What needs to be clarified is that I have always supported vaccines, especially the new crown vaccine. Science is unambiguous. ”
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