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A fake online article emerged claiming that microbiologist Elisa Granato had died after complications after receiving the vaccine.
Dr. Granato was one of two people who participated on the first day of the UK trial on Thursday (April 23), who was also turning 32.
After the false reports began to circulate, the government released a tweet saying it was “completely false” that the first volunteer had died.
According to The Guardian, he also posted a tweet before making his Twitter account private. She wrote: “Nothing like waking up to a fake article about his death … It suits everyone.”
In an interview with the BBC, Dr. Granato said: “I am very much alive, thank you. I am having a cup of tea, it is Sunday, April 26. Three days after my birthday, three days after receiving the vaccine or control, no” I don’t know. And I’m having a good Sunday and I hope everyone else in the world has it too. “So there we have it.
Joining Dr. Granato, volunteer for the trial, was cancer researcher Edward O’Neill, who said he wanted to help in what could be an innovative development.
Scientists from the Oxford Vaccine Group administered the Covid-19 injection to one of the participants, while the other was given a meningitis vaccine for comparison. Only doctors will know which patient was given the Covid-19 vaccine.
On the day of the vaccination, Dr. Granato said she was “excited” to support efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking to the BBC, he said: “Since I don’t study viruses, I feel a little useless these days, so I felt this is a very easy way to support the cause.”
O’Neill said: “It seems like the right thing to do to ensure that we can, you know, fight this disease and get over it much faster.”
When asked if his family knew what he was doing, he said: “My wife is fully aware, my son just thought that Dad is going to work today and I think I am going to work for something different than normal.”
Professor Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, who is leading the trial, said: “We are chasing the end of this current epidemic wave.
“If we don’t get that, we won’t be able to tell if the vaccine works in the coming months. But we do expect more cases in the future because this virus is not gone.”
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