The flamboyant Nicki Minaj was notably absent from the 2021 Met Gala in NYC. For celebrities to attend the Met Gala this year, proof of legitimate stick was required. Minaj couldn’t attend because she has remained unvaccinated.
How does the Covid-19 vaccine affect her?
Since many people choose to get vaccinated, the world expects celebrities like Minaj and others to be perfect examples and get the Covid-19 vaccine. People forget that they are also humans who can decide whether they should get vaccinated or not. In Minaj’s case, she has chosen not to get the Covid-19 vaccine due to her not trusting the process. She knows that she will need to get vaccinated sometime in the future due to her line of work. On her Twitter account, she exchanges communication with her fans about the vaccine experience. She got positive and negative feedback from her fans explaining their conditions.
In a video, Joy-ann Reid criticizes her for not using her platform to encourage people to get the vaccine.
Nicki responded:
.@JoyAnnReid responds to @NICKIMINAJ's tweets on the #COVID19 vaccine: "For you to use your platform to encourage our community to not protect themselves and save their lives… As a fan, I am so sad that you did that." #TheReidOut #reiders pic.twitter.com/nmr85LSmug
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) September 13, 2021
The truth behind Nicki Minaj’s decision
Being a parent requires a person to make serious decisions that affect them and their family. Minaj is a mother now and knows the value of keeping herself and her family safe. The pandemic has made her not go out publicly because she doesn’t want to catch the virus and harm her family. She knows that her newborn needs her more because she’s a mother and has to cater to the baby. Minaj has said she’ll continue researching the Covid -19 vaccine because one of her cousin’s friend had health problems after getting the vaccine.
The two white men sittin there nodding their heads cuz this uncle tomiana doing the work chile. How sad. https://t.co/4UviONyTHy
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 14, 2021
For more recent news on Nicki Minaj, check out our coverage on her MTV Video Award here on FMHipHop.
By Amandine Shadia