Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has come out against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and said he believes that such policies should not be put in place in the United States. In an interview with Time magazine, which named Musk Time’s 2021 Person of the Year on Monday, the billionaire confirmed that he has been vaccinated himself. “Yes, yeah. I’m very pro-vaccination. The science is unequivocal, I’ve tweeted to that effect,” he said. However, the businessman said that he was against strict mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies, particularly when they leave employees having to choose between getting the shots or losing their job. “But by the same token I am against forcing people to be vaccinated,” Musk said. “You know, I think this is just not something we should do in America. I think we should encourage people to be vaccinated, strongly try to convince them to be vaccinated, but not force them to be …