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The news spread on social media that the volunteer who participated in the first trial of the coronavirus vaccine in Oxford had died.
But BBC health correspondent Fergus Walsh says the news on social media is a rumor.
The BBC correspondent says. Alyssa Granato is fine, heal.
Dr. The BBC correspondent also had a few minutes of conversation with Granato via Skype this morning (Sunday).
At the time, the vaccine volunteer, who is a microbiologist by profession, said: “It is very good. Enjoy the beautiful sun today. “
Dr. Granato told the BBC that he had chatted online with family members, and assured them that they would not panic if they saw news of his death anywhere.
Andrew Pollard, a senior professor in the Oxford Vaccine Program, who is leading the first vaccine experiment in the human body, said: Such rumors cannot be allowed to spread. “
Dr. Granato is the first person in Europe to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. He was vaccinated on Thursday afternoon.
Investigators examined him at the Vaccine Center on Sunday morning and took blood samples from his body.
Source: BBC
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