Arabnews24.ca:Monday 13 September 2021 07:07 PM: Fans of rapper Nicki Minaj are begging her to stop “denying” the Covid-19 vaccine after she tweeted a story about someone in Trinidad experiencing unusual and quite unfortunate side effects – but said she’ll get the jab herself.
“My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine [because] his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen,” the Trinidad-born Minaj tweeted on Monday evening.
“His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding. So just pray on it & make sure you’re comfortable with [your] decision, not bullied,” she added.
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1437532566945341441?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwThe tweet attracted a lot of attention, with many journalists wondering if Minaj will get banned or the tweet censored on account of 'medical misinformation' that social media platforms have been suppressing at the urging of the White House.
Some of Minaj’s fans were alarmed as well, with one begging her to “please get educated on this topic” because “individual cases shouldn't be used to deny the vaccine.” The fan added, “Look at the research. Vaccine are HIGHLY effective. This is a FACT. This isn't opinion.”
— σηιкανσσ∂σσ (@0nikavoodooo) https://twitter.com/0nikavoodooo/status/1437532983993507846?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwOthers deployed their Google medical degrees, speculating that the cousin’s friend had testicular cancer or suffered from sexually transmitted diseases instead, and couldn’t have possibly had such a reaction to whatever Covid-19 shot he actually took.
— Kristine Shakhazizia (@ttshak) https://twitter.com/ttshak/status/1437537395436523527?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwMinaj herself was not against the jab. “I’m sure I’ll b[e] vaccinated as well [because] I have to go on tour, etc,” she told a fan who was apprehensive about getting the second dose, and felt pressured to get the first because otherwise he couldn’t apply for jobs.
“A lot of countries won’t let [people] work [without] the vaccine. I’d [definitely] recommend they get the vaccine. They have to feed their families,” Minaj added.
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1437534182117306368?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwTo a fan that said she got the vaccine and didn’t get the virus, the rapper https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1437535078867816451, “That’s amazing babe. This is the norm.”
“Why couldn’t you say this first?” asked another fan. “Cuz I say what I want when I want how I want puddin pop. Internet don’t scare me,” was her retort.
— Lia Clark #SentadinhaMacia
