One of the first patients in the UK's human trials to find a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus has responded to vile rumours she died after being part of the trial.
University of Oxford microbiologist Dr Elisa Granato bravely volunteered to be injected on Thursday as human trials began to find a successful vaccine.
But rumours that Dr Granato had passed away following the injection swept social media when a fake article claimed she had died of complications caused by the injection.
Fortunately, Dr Granato was able to take to Twitter on Sunday to state reports of her demise had been greatly exaggerated. She tweeted: "Nothing like waking up to a fake article on your death...