He had to explain to the press his anti-Covid plans. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson found himself talking about rapper Nicki Minaj and her claims about the effect of the vaccine on the testicles of her cousin's friend, strongly denounced by the authorities. The unexpected question-and-answer session came on Tuesday, after the star revealed to her 22.6 million Twitter followers that she had not yet been vaccinated against Covid-19 and was learning about vaccines. Nicki Minaj then told the story of her cousin in Trinidad who refused to be vaccinated claiming that after being vaccinated a friend of hers became impotent and his testicles swelled. According to experts interviewed by AFP's fact-checking service,no evidence exists of an effect of anti-Covid vaccines on fertility or male sexual organs.
Omfg.
My #cousin who has #TheFriend just texted me telling me to call him.
* Bites Nails * Ugh!
You idiots !!!
If he saw this on the news it's all your fault !!!
It was supposed to be a secret đ€đ„Žđ«.
If either of them ask, u ain't heard it from me.
Okay?
* stares @ text
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- Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 14, 2021
Asked about the subject during a press conference with Boris Johnson, England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty immediately denounced the âmythsâ surrounding the vaccination against Covid-19.
âThere are a number of myths going around, some of which are clearly ridiculous,â he said at the press conference.
âSome (...) are clearly intended to scare people.
He's one of them.
Welcoming that most people ignore false information, Mr Whitty lashed out at those who "peddle untruths", adding "they should be ashamed".
"Clearly that doesn't help"
Visibly less at ease, Boris Johnson, 57, said he was "not as familiar with the work of Nicki Minaj as (he) probably should be".
The American rapper then sent a voicemail via Twitter to Boris Johnson, with a British accent, claiming that she was born in the UK and went to college with Margaret Thatcher who had said "a lot of nice things" to her. about Mr Johnson.
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Asked about Nicki Minaj on Wednesday morning, Health Minister Sajid Javid called on celebrities to be careful what they say. Speaking on Times Radio about âpeople who spread disinformation,â Mr Javid said: âClearly that doesn't help. Addressing well-known personalities, he said to them: "Please don't do this. You really hurt people because vaccines save lives and by spreading lies you are doing the opposite. "
