The real issue with Nicki Minaj (opinion)
CNNEditor’s Note: Peggy Drexler is a research psychologist, documentary producer and the author of “Our Fathers, Ourselves: Daughters, Fathers, and the Changing American Family” and “Raising Boys Without Men.” She is an executive producer, most recently, on “My Name is Pauli Murray,” a film that premiered at Sundance. CNN — Many people were shocked this week when the singer Nicki Minaj shared on social media that she had declined an invitation to the prestigious Met Gala, and indicated that she would not meet the ball’s requirement that all guests be vaccinated against Covid-19. “His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding.” Let’s pause here to say that, as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have thoroughly noted, there is no link between the Covid-19 vaccines and infertility. They are subject to misinformation like many of us are; they should know better but they don’t always – and if they have a social media account or a radio show, particularly one that is helping them pay the bills, they may spout off.
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