Nicki Minaj’s claim of testicular swelling from COVID-19 stopped by Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Health

Nicki Minaj tweeted Monday, “I was getting ready for vmas then I shot a video and guess who got COVID?” She continued, “They want you to get your Met shot. if I get the vaccine, it won’t be for the Met. It will be after I have done enough research. I’m working on this now. While waiting for my loves, be careful. Wear the mask with 2 strings that grip your head and face. Not so cowardly ️. “

In a later tweet, Minaj wrote: “My cousin in Trinidad will not receive the vaccine because his friend received it and has become impotent. His testicles became swollen. Her friend was a few weeks away from getting married, now the girl has called off the wedding. So just pray over it and make sure you’re comfortable with your decision, not intimidated.

Senior health officials in Trinidad and Tobago and the United States have now responded to Minaj’s claim about her cousin’s friend. On CNN Tuesday, Jake Tapper asked Dr Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease physician, “Is there any evidence that Pfizer, Moderna or J&J vaccines cause all reproductive problems in men or women?

“The answer to that, Jake, is a resounding answer noDr Fauci told Tapper. “There is no evidence that this is happening, and there is no mechanistic reason to imagine that it would happen. So the answer to your question is no.

At a press conference today, Hon. Terrence Deyalsingh, Minister of Health of Trinidad and Tobago, said officials spent Tuesday reviewing Minaj’s request and “wasted so much time yesterday to decipher this false statement “. Hon. Deyalsingh continued:

That is, as far as we know, at this point, no such side effects or adverse events have been reported. And what was sad about it was that he wasted our time yesterday trying to hunt down because we take all of these claims seriously, whether on social media or mainstream media. As it is, there is absolutely no reported such a side effect or adverse event of testicular swelling in Trinidad or dare I say Dr Hinds anywhere else. Nothing that we know all over elsewhere in the world.