6 November 2026

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Nicki or Whitty?

Chris Lomas

Professor Chris Whitty and US rapper Nicki Minaj are at the epicentre of a bizarre feud over Covid-19 vaccines.

Earlier in the week, Nicki Minaj tweeted an unsubstantiated story suggesting the Covid-19 vaccine made people impotent. Professor Whitty said the people who were “peddling untruths” should be “deeply ashamed”.

In response, the US rapper appeared to mock England’s CMO, tweeting shortly aftewards: “I love him even tho I guess this was a diss? The accent ugh! Yassss boo!!!”

We took to the streets of London to ask the public one simple question: Nicki or Whitty?

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