Fergus Walsh Profile picture
Medical Editor for the BBC
Apr 26, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
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” Elisa said she was going to “chill and enjoy the nice weather today”. She has a group chat with her family and has reassured them in case they see reports of her death. She also thanked people for their positive messages online