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Nicki Minaj made headlines last week when, after making a series of claims that the Covid vaccine caused impotence, she took to Twitter to announce that “the White House has invited me” and “yes, I’m going.” However, a rep for the White House spoke out shortly after, revealing that Minaj was not, in fact, invited to the White House following her social media rampage against the vaccine.
The 38-year-old rapper’s absence from the MET Gala last Monday was notable as proof of vaccination was needed to attend the event, and Minaj quickly took to Twitter to explain why that would not be in the cards for her. On September 13 she tweeted, “My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding. So just pray on it & make sure you’re comfortable with ur decision, not bullied.”
Minaj also revealed that she did not plan on getting the shot until "I feel I've done enough research." However, on Wednesday, rather than inviting Minaj for a visit to the White House, it was clarified that the rapper was instead offered a connection to one of the doctors in Biden’s administration in order to clarify any of her outstanding questions regarding the vaccination.
The White House also noted that this was not the first time they had offered such calls as they work to reduce misinformation swirling around the vaccination. Minaj undeniably has a large platform, and at 22.7M Twitter followers is sure to make an impact on many of her fans already hesitant to get the vaccine. But as the Delta variant increases, it becomes increasingly important for people to get vaccinated and disregard such falsehoods being spread on the internet.
To hammer home the point, Dr. Anthony Fauci issued a statement last Tuesday addressing Minaj’s claims that the vaccination can cause impotence on CNN. "There's no evidence that it happens, nor is there any mechanistic reason to imagine that it would happen," he said.
