Nicki Minaj gets into it with Philadelphia health department over her viral vaccine tweet
nme.comNicki Minaj has responded to the Philadelphia Public Health Department’s take on her viral COVID tweet from last year, where she expressed scepticism around the vaccine.The rapper originally discussed the COVID vaccine in a series of tweets posted on September 13.
She started by replying to a Twitter user who noted Minaj had last appeared in public over a year ago. “I have an infant with no nannies during COVID,” she said. “Who mad?
Not risking his health to be seen.”“They want you to get vaccinated for the Met,” she continued, referring to the 2021 Met Gala, which required attendees to show proof of vaccination, test negative for COVID and wear a mask at all times unless they’re eating.The rapper said that she would get vaccinated “once I feel I’ve done enough research”, then claimed that her cousin’s friend in Trinidad had been made impotent by a COVID vaccine and “his testicles became swollen”.This week, the Philadelphia Public Health Department used a screenshot of her viral tweet alongside the eyes emoji to respond to something Minaj posted without context on February 16.
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