Trinidad and Tobago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh on Wednesday criticised as 'false' the claim by American rapper Nicki Minaj that a person on the Caribbean island suffered swollen testicles after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine.
The comments by Nicki Minaj triggered an international backlash, with senior US and British coronavirus officials condemning the claims.Trinidad and Tobago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh on Wednesday criticised as"false" the claim by American rapper Nicki Minaj that a person on the Caribbean island suffered swollen testicles after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine.
"His testicles became swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding," Minaj, who has 22.6-million Twitter followers, said on Monday. When asked about Minaj's tweets, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease expert, said there was a lot of misinformation on social media.
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