Title: | Posts share false ‘vaccination requirement’ claim about Ukraine war relief fund |
URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.327A378 |
Publisher: | AFP |
Date published: | April 4, 2022 |
Description: | Multiple social media posts shared online in March 2022 claimed that “only vaccinated Ukrainian citizens” were eligible for an emergency government payment to aid workers impacted by the Russian invasion. This is false; as of April 4, 2022, neither Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky nor the ministry in charge of the scheme has said immunisation for Covid-19 or any other disease is a requirement to receive the benefit. |
Posts share false ‘vaccination requirement’ claim about Ukraine war relief fund
Multiple social media posts shared online in March 2022 claimed that "only vaccinated Ukrainian citizens" were eligible for an emergency government payment to aid workers impacted by the Russian invasion. This is false; as of April 4, 2022, neither Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky nor the ministry in charge of the scheme has said immunisation for Covid-19 or any other disease is a requirement to receive the benefit.