Trinidad and Tobago Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh criticised as 'false' the claim by nickiminaj that a person on the Caribbean island suffered swollen testicles after receiving a covid19 vaccine .
Port of Spain, Trinidad - 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.
Trinidad-born Minaj sparked an international furore when she alleged on Twitter that her cousin in Trinidad refuses to get a vaccine because his friend become impotent after being vaccinated. "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.
The comments triggered an international backlash, with senior US and British coronavirus officials condemning the claims.MORE ON THIS
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