White House offers to talk to Nicki Minaj after the rapper alleges cousin's friend testicles ‘swell’ post Covid-19 vaccine

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, September 16

The White House is willing to set up a call for American rapper Nicki Minaj about the safety and effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccine after she said she wanted to do more research on vaccines before getting one.

“As we have with others, we offered a call with Nicki Minaj and one of our doctors to answer questions she has about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine,” said a White House official.

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Minaj had said in a tweet that she had not been able to complete enough research of her own on the Covid vaccines to get one in time for the Met Gala, a star-studded fundraiser for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Later, Minaj added that she will get vaccinated to be able to tour.

Trinidad-born Nicki Minaj had sparked an international uproar when she alleged on Twitter that her cousin’s friend  in Trinidad become impotent after being vaccinated.

 The UK government had slammed Nicki Minaj for claiming that her Trinidad cousin’s friend “became impotent” and his testicles were “swollen” after taking the Covid-19 vaccine.

Nicki Minaj, who has more than 22 million followers on Twitter, wrote: “My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen. 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 ur decision, not bullied”.

The rapper had, also recently, skipped the Met Gala — one of the most high-profile social events of the year — because she was not vaccinated.

With inputs from Reuters