‘Nicki told the truth to me, Dr. Fauci lied to me’: Minaj fans in Atlanta protest vaccine mandate | News
ATLANTA (CBS46) — Nicki Minaj followers rallied outdoors of the CDC headquarters in Atlanta Wednesday to protest the vaccine mandate, chanting “Nicki Minaj instructed me the reality. Fauci lied to me.”
@NICKIMINAJ instructed the reality to me, Fauci lied to me” Protesters are approaching vehicles leaving the @CDCgov in ATL.Claiming the CDC is mendacity concerning the vaccine& @NICKIMINAJ is telling the reality. Extra on COVID-19 misinformation & locals protesting the vaccine. @cbs46 pic.twitter.com/6DwNo6ffbn
— Tori Cooper (@toricoooper) September 15, 2021
The masked protestors gathered in entrance of the well being company’s constructing after a controversial tweet was made by well-known rap artist, Nicki Minaj, through which she claimed her cousin’s pal started experiencing testicular swelling and have become impotent after getting vaccinated.
My cousin in Trinidad gained’t get the vaccine cuz his pal obtained it & grew to become impotent. His testicles grew to become swollen. His pal was weeks away from getting married, now the woman referred to as off the marriage. So simply pray on it & ensure you’re comfy with ur choice, not bullied
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 13, 2021
The ten-time Grammy-nominated rapper additionally tweeted that she wouldn’t get vaccinated as a requirement to attend the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork (MET) Gala, an occasion she was supposedly anticipated to attend.
They need you to get vaccinated for the Met. if I get vaccinated it gained’t for the Met. It’ll be as soon as I really feel I’ve carried out sufficient analysis. I’m engaged on that now. Within the meantime my loves, be secure. Put on the masks with 2 strings that grips your head & face. Not that unfastened one 🙏♥️
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 13, 2021
The Atlanta protesters are claiming that the CDC is mendacity about vaccine efficacy and that Minaj is spreading the reality.
“We’re right here as a result of the CDC has been mendacity to us for therefore lengthy,” a Minaj fan stated.
CBS46 truth checked the claims, beginning in Trinidad.
“We wasted a lot time yesterday chasing down this false declare,” Trinidad & Tobago Well being Minister Dr. Terrence Deyalsingh stated.
Deyalsingh stated there have been no such reviews of this kind of opposed response.
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Then CBS46 went straight to the CDC.
”We all know that COVID-19 vaccines are secure and efficient they usually don’t have an effect on males or girls’s fertility,” CDC Scientist and Misinformation professional Dr. Neetu stated.
The rapper’s tweets come whereas vaccination charges in Georgia stay below 50%.
“We must always all query this vaccine!” a Minaj fan stated.
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Dr. Neetu Abad stated followers shouldn’t take medical recommendation from celebrities and they need to depend on their physician’s suggestions. She additionally stated celebrities like Nicki who’ve greater than 22 million followers on social media have a accountability to the general public.
“All through this pandemic we’ve got urged platforms small and large to take care what they’re conveying round COVID-19 vaccines, as a result of we all know that may be impactful round individuals’s conduct.”
Minaj additionally instructed her followers on Twitter they need to do analysis and get vaccinated if their livelihood depends upon it. She additionally stated she can be getting vaccinated as a result of she has to go on tour.
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