evidence: Dr. Elisa Granato, one of the first volunteers in UK's human trials for a vaccine for coronavirus, has clarified that she is alive and healthy after false rumours of her death went viral on social media. [...] Fake news has been circulating on social media that the first volunteer in the Oxford vaccine trial has died. This is not true! I spent several minutes this morning chatting with Elisa Granato via Skype. She is very much alive and told me she is feeling "absolutely fine" pic.twitter.com/iWAtYaSkRZ— Fergus Walsh (@BBCFergusWalsh) April 26, 2020 [...] News circulating on social media that the first volunteer in a UK #coronavirus vaccine trial has died is completely untrue.Before sharing unsubstantiated claims online, use the SHARE checklist to help stop the spread of harmful content: ▶️ https://t.co/9rAFQES8Xm pic.twitter.com/HgG4cHnLFQ— Department of Health and Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) April 26, 2020