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Nicki Minaj's claim about "swollen testicles" is false, says Trinidad and Tobago

2021-09-16T22:42:12.761Z


Rapper Nicki Minaj, born in Trinidad and Tobago, said her cousin refuses to get vaccinated because a friend became impotent after being vaccinated. The authorities responded.


Science denies Nicki Minaj's tweet about the covid-19 vaccine 1:05

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The Minister of Health of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Terrence Deyalsingh, said on Wednesday that the claim of the American rapper Nicki Minaj that a person on the Caribbean island suffered a swollen testicles after receiving a vaccine against the covid-19 is "false".

Trinidad-born Minaj generated multiple reactions when she alleged on Twitter that her cousin in Trinidad refuses to get vaccinated because a friend became impotent after being vaccinated.

"His testicles were swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl canceled the wedding," said Minaj, who has 22.6 million followers on Twitter.

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American rapper Nicki Minaj.

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The comments triggered an international backlash, including from US and British coronavirus officials who condemned the claims.

Deyalsingh also denounced the Grammy-nominated artist's statement as a waste of time.

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"One of the reasons we were unable to reply to Minaj in real time yesterday is that we had to verify and make sure that what she was claiming was true or false. Unfortunately, we wasted a lot of time yesterday with this false claim," he said Deyalsingh.

When asked about Minaj's tweets, Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's leading infectious disease expert, said there was a lot of misinformation on social media.

"I don't blame her for anything, but she should think twice before spreading information that really has no basis except a single anecdote, and that's not what science is about."

Minaj said in a separate tweet that she had been unable to complete her own research on covid-19 vaccines to get a vaccine in time to attend the MET gala, a star-studded fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Later, Minaj added that she will get vaccinated to travel.

Source: cnnespanol

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