Elon Musk: “I am Against Forcing People To Be Vaccinated; Not Something We Should Do In America”

The wealthiest individual on the planet, Elon Musk, declared this week that he is against vaccine mandates, noting that “I think this is just not something we should do in America.”

Musk made the comments in an interview with TIME, which has awarded the Tesla CEO it’s person of year gong.

Musk was asked if he was vaccinated, to which he replied “Yes. Yeah I am,” and added “I’m very pro-vaccination.”

He clarified, “I believe the science is unequivocal, I treat it to that effect. But by the same token I am against forcing people to be vaccinated.”

“You know I think this is just not something we should do in America. I think we should encourage people to get vaccinated, strongly try and convince them to be vaccinated, but not force them to be vaccinated,” Musk further explained.

“Or for example, force them to get vaccinated or get fired,” Musk added.

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