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		</div><p>One of the first people to be injected as part of UK human trials for a coronavirus vaccine has said she is <em>“doing fine”,</em> after a fake article about her death was circulated on social media.</p>
<p>The article claims that microbiologist Elisa Granato, who took part in the trial in Oxford, England, on Thursday, had died following complications after taking the vaccine.</p>
<p>The British Government later said the article is <em>“completely untrue”</em>, and warned people about sharing unsubstantiated claims online.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">News circulating on social media that the first volunteer in a UK <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/coronavirus?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#coronavirus</a> vaccine trial has died is completely untrue.</p>
<p>Before sharing unsubstantiated claims online, use the SHARE checklist to help stop the spread of harmful content: <br />â¶ï¸ <a href="https://t.co/9rAFQES8Xm">https://t.co/9rAFQES8Xm</a> <a href="https://t.co/HgG4cHnLFQ">pic.twitter.com/HgG4cHnLFQ</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Department of Health and Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) <a href="https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1254406873928908802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Dr Granato was one of two people to take part in the trial, and said she was <em>“excited”</em> to support the efforts by volunteering.</p>
<p>Following the article about her <em>“death”</em>, she tweeted about the news before making her Twitter account private.</p>
<p>She wrote: <em>“Nothing like waking up to a fake article on your death … I’m doing fine everyone.”</em></p>
<p>This afternoon, Britain&#8217;s Department of Health and Social Care tweeted: <em>“News circulating on social media that the first volunteer in a UK coronavirus vaccine trial has died is completely untrue.</em></p>
<p><em>“Before sharing unsubstantiated claims online, use the Share checklist to help stop the spread of harmful content.”</em></p>
<p>Earlier this month, the British Government relaunched its Don’t Feed The Beast public information campaign to encourage people to question what they read online.</p>
<p>The Share checklist includes basic advice, such as checking the source of a story and analysing the facts before sharing.</p>
<p>A Rapid Response Unit, operating from within the Cabinet Office and No 10, is tackling a range of harmful narratives online and co-ordinating with departments across Whitehall to deploy the appropriate response, which can include a direct rebuttal on social media, working with platforms to remove harmful content and ensuring public health campaigns are promoted through reliable sources.</p>
<p>The unit is one of the teams feeding into the wider Counter Disinformation Cell led by the UK&#8217;s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, made up of experts from across government and in the tech sector.</p>
<p>The cell is engaging with social media platforms, and with disinformation specialists from civil society and academia, to establish a comprehensive overview of the extent, scope and impact of disinformation related to coronavirus.</p>
<p>A Covid-19 vaccine is considered the ultimate exit strategy by many experts, and scientists across the world are racing to develop one that can be produced at scale.</p>
<p>The Oxford Vaccine Group hopes to have at least a million doses of its candidate ready in September.</p>
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