Academics rush to correct rapper Nicki Minaj's claims that a vaccine caused her "cousin's friend" to become impotent

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Why does anyone make medical decisions based on rumors Nicki Minaj heard? FFS. I think she’s talented but no one should care what she thinks about COVID vaccines .

Agreed. The real problem is her popularity, as measured by Twitter followers. Whatever she tweets is seen by millions of people. More details about this here:

Continuing coronavirus happenings (Part 3)

Trevor Noah made some interesting points about this story, and the part about the difference in vaccines widely used in Trinidad vs. the U.S. caught my attention: [Nicki Minaj’s Swollen Balls Tweet Sends the Internet Spiraling | The Daily Show] Also, not sure if Joy Reid has made any response (I’m not on Twitter). However, I can only hope she learned (or others pointed out) that the majority of the development done on these vaccines was not during the previous administration. Tha…