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Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj tweeting about a friend of a cousin in Trinidad who allegedly had a negative reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine was essentially the star publicizing his own vaccine deliberation – a better way to describe vaccine reluctance, according to experts – -which is different from refusal. Joy Reid explains how this major celebrity’s tweets have been used by some right-wing figures to further politicize the pandemic, when what America really needs is more open and honest conversation.September 15, 2021