A July 3 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a screenshot of a tweet that asserts the COVID-19 vaccine is no longer available in Europe.
"NHS has stopped COVID vaccinations in Europe as of June 30," reads the tweet. "Media is silent."
The Instagram post was liked more than 300 times in a week. The original tweet was retweeted more than 3,000 times.
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The National Health Service, the U.K.'s national health agency, has no control over policies outside of the U.K. The country has stopped offering the first two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to people at lower risk of developing a severe illness, but the vaccination remains available to people at higher risk.
The NHS has no control over policies outside England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It couldn't make any policy that would apply to all of Europe, as the post claims.
The post appears to be referencing the U.K. government's plan to stop offering the first and second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for people at low risk of developing a severe case of the illness on June 30. The plan has been public for months.
"As we live with COVID-19 without restrictions on our freedoms, it is right that we move towards a more targeted vaccination offer that prioritizes those most at...
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