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Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-12-14): - a rush to charter a jet when a flight-ban prevented vaccine from getting into the country - dismay at totally false reports on social media that the first volunteer to be immunised had died - concern that falling infection rates over the summer would jeopardise the hope of quick results - how an initial half-dose of the vaccine unexpectedly provided the best protection - an admission from the chief of Oxford's partner, drug company AstraZeneca, that it would have run the trials "a bit differently". [...] The checks did not fail, and after seven weeks they had enough doses of the vaccine to start the first trial. By this stage 10,000 volunteers had been recruited - all of them signing up within a matter of hours. Elisa Granato, a microbiologist, and Edward O'Neill, a cancer researcher, were the first two to receive Oxford's trial jab in April. [...] Unlike other vaccines being trialled, the Oxford team had been taking weekly swabs from all volunteers to check whether they were infected but showing no symptoms. If the vaccine could prevent silent transmission it could stop them from unwittingly passing on the virus. "That's a big deal. Because that means the virus could be stopped in its tracks," says Pollard.
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-04-26): Dr Granato was one of the first two volunteers injected in a trial of potential Covid-19 vaccine at Oxford University After a fake article about her death circulated on social media, Dr Elisa Granato, one of the first two people who were injected as part of the United Kingdom's human trials for a coronavirus vaccine, on Sunday said that she was "very much alive." [...] Granato was one of the first two volunteers to be injected in a trial of a potential Covid-19 vaccine at Oxford University.
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-05-30): The Chinese government shared the genetic sequence of coronavirus on 11 January, and within weeks a team at the University of Oxford had developed an experimental vaccine. Their human trial, the first in Europe, began last month. More than 1,000 volunteers are now part of the Oxford vaccine study. Half will get ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, as the vaccine is called, and the rest a control vaccine which protects against meningitis. The trial is "blinded" so that the researchers and the volunteers won't know which jab they are getting. [...] And the Oxford vaccine is not the only show in town. Imperial College London is developing a coronavirus vaccine which will begin human trials next month. All the researchers I've spoken to have said this is not a race to be first, but a race against the virus. It's a race we all hope they will win.
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Reminiscing about 2020 specifically, I would have to say taking part in the Oxford vaccine trials as a volunteer. Even though I only contributed very little compared to the researchers conducting the trial, I am still excited to be part of something bigger. And it also shows how medical research, and – more generally - public health, often heavily relies on the help of volunteers and the general public to succeed.
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-12-08): Oxford Covid vaccine 'safe and effective' study shows The Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is safe and effective, giving good protection, researchers have confirmed in The Lancet journal. [...] The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine could also play a major role in fighting the pandemic if it is approved soon.
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-04-25): If Your Time is short - Elisa Granato, the first volunteer to be injected in a COVID-19 vaccine trial in Europe, is "100% alive." [...] "First volunteer in UK coronavirus vaccine trial has died," it says above an image of a woman smiling as a health care worker appears to place a small bandage on her upper arm. [...] "News circulating on social media that the first volunteer in a UK #coronavirus vaccine trial has died is completely untrue," the April 26 tweet says.
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-04-28): The article containing this claim was published on 25 April 2020 and quickly went viral, receiving more than 2.3 million views within two days. It claims that the first volunteer for a COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United Kingdom, Oxford microbiologist Elisa Granato, died "two days after the vaccine was administered", and further claimed that "four other volunteer[s] are said to be battling complications due to adverse reactions of the vaccine", without providing any supporting evidence. The spread of this article has been promoted by groups opposing vaccination as well as groups promoting conspiracy theories. These claims are false. In fact, Granato had tweeted several hours after her supposed demise, as reported by this Guardian article, which established that Granato is alive and well. The U.K. Department of Health and Social Care also publicly refuted the claim on Twitter, stating that "News circulating on social media that the first volunteer in a UK #coronavirus vaccine trial has died is completely untrue." BBC medical correspondent Fergus Walsh also confirmed that Granato is "very much alive" in a tweet and a video posted on 26 April 2020.
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-04-26): Dr Elisa Granato, one of the first participants in a UK Covid-19 vaccine trial, has died. [...] False news reports have been circulating online claiming that Dr Elisa Granato, one of the first participants in the UK's human trials of a possible vaccine for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, has died shortly after being injected with the vaccine. [...] Dr Granato, who is herself a post-doctoral microbiology researcher in the Zoology department at Oxford University, was one of the first two volunteers to be injected as part of the trial into the vaccine candidate known as "ChAdOx1 nCoV-19".
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2022-08-30): A video by the university shows Dr Elisa Granato, a post-doctoral researcher in the Oxford’s zoology department, getting one of the first two jabs administered at the start of the trial. [...] On Twitter – her tweets are protected – Granato now gives her name as "Dr Elisa Granato - 100% alive". [...] ....and here is Dr Elisa Granato in person. Alive and well pic.twitter.com/Csw1WqmBQa — Fergus Walsh (@BBCFergusWalsh) April 26, 2020 "I’m very much alive, thank you," she says. "I’m having a cup of tea, it’s Sunday, 26 April, three days after my birthday. Three days after I got the vaccine or the control – we don’t know. And I’m having a nice Sunday." – Mary Alexander
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-04-27): A Google keyword search using "Elisa Granato" directed us to several news articles which suggested that, on 24 April, the microbiologist became the first human to be injected for the human trial phase of a vaccine in the UK against the novel coronavirus, being developed by a group of scientists at the University of Oxford. We observed that no credible news website carried the news of Elisa Granato’s death. The claim stemmed from an article titled ‘First volunteer in UK coronavirus vaccine trial has died’ published on a website called News NT. [...] Further, UK's department of health and social care has also tweeted debunking the false claim. "News circulating on social media that the first volunteer in a UK coronavirus vaccine trial has died is completely untrue," the tweet read.
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-04-27): Dr. Elisa Granato, one of the first volunteers in UK's human trials for a vaccine for coronavirus, has clarified that she is alive and healthy after false rumours of her death went viral on social media. [...] 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" pic.twitter.com/iWAtYaSkRZ— Fergus Walsh (@BBCFergusWalsh) April 26, 2020 [...] News circulating on social media that the first volunteer in a UK #coronavirus vaccine trial has died is completely untrue.Before sharing unsubstantiated claims online, use the SHARE checklist to help stop the spread of harmful content: ▶️ https://t.co/9rAFQES8Xm pic.twitter.com/HgG4cHnLFQ— Department of Health and Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) April 26, 2020
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-04-27): On April 23, 2020, Elisa Granato became one of the first people to take part in a trial for a potential COVID-19 vaccine at Oxford University. The following day, false reports started to circulate on social media that claimed she had died from the vaccination. [...] BBC News reporter Fergus Walsh also confirmed that Granato was alive, writing on Twitter: "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.'" [...] Granato was one of more than 800 people who volunteered to take part in Europe's first human trial of a coronavirus vaccine. The BBC reported that half of the volunteers were administered a potential COVID-19 vaccine, while the other half received a control vaccine that protects against meningitis. Granato, as well as the other volunteers, will not know which vaccine they received.
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2024-08-01): A. Granato, L. Bartole, G. Garascia, P. Manganotti [...] Correspondence: E. Caronna, L. Gómez-Dabó [...] E. Melhado, L. C. Guerra, N. Della Matta, L. Buzzo do Amaral, C. Alexandra Ferro, L. Estrela Thomé, M. Freitas Martins, N. Prando, A. Haddad de Souza
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-05-04): Work on the ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccine is moving ahead quickly in Britain as well. On April 24, the Oxford vaccine was the first in Europe to enter the human trial stage, with 1,110 healthy volunteers recruited for the tests. [...] In a related development, the first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford, United Kingdom. [...] Elisa Granato, one of the two who received the jab, told the BBC: "I’m a scientist, so I wanted to try to support the scientific process wherever I can."
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2022-09-28): Rebecca Granato, Director of the OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives [...] Rebecca Granato (Bard College) [...] Rebecca Granato of the
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-03-12): FERRAVANTE C, Arslan-Gatz BS, Dell'Annunziata F, Palumbo D, et al Dynamics of nasopharyngeal tract phageome and association with disease severity and age of patients during three waves of COVID-19. [...] Sinovac's CoronaVac or AstraZeneca/Oxford's AZD1222 SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. [...] ELGENDY MO, Abdelrahim MEA Public awareness about coronavirus vaccine, vaccine acceptance, and hesitancy.
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-11-19): Covid: Oxford vaccine shows 'encouraging' immune response in older adults - Published The Oxford coronavirus vaccine shows a strong immune response in adults in their 60s and 70s, raising hopes that it can protect age groups most at risk from the virus. [...] Work began on the vaccine in January and it was developed in under three months, starting human trials - the first in Europe - in April in Oxford.
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2022-03-17): A false three-month-old report about the "death" of a COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteer in the United Kingdom is again circulating on the Web. University of Oxford microbiologist Elisa Granato, one of the first volunteers inoculated with the vaccine, is alive and well. [...] The Oxford Vaccine Trial began on April 23 and was the "first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine" according to a BBC report. Granato is one of the first two participants in the trial.
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-04-27): A statement by the researchers said Elisa had complications few hours after taking the vaccine and died while on admission. Elisa Granato, who is a scientist, was one of the two who received the jab. Four other volunteer are said to be battling complications due to adverse reactions of the vaccine. [...] After taking her shot, Elisa Granato told the BBC: "I’m a scientist, so I wanted to try to support the scientific process wherever I can."
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2020-04-26): È morta Elisa Granato, la prima volontaria per il vaccino? No! La bufala diffusa dal sito "macedone" [...] L’articolo, dal titolo «First volunteer in UK coronavirus vaccine trial has died», riporta il nome e la foto della stessa Elisa Granato che si è sottoposta a un vaccino sperimentale contro il Sars-cov-2: [...] Elisa Granato esiste veramente, sia chiaro, e si è sottoposta insieme a Edward O’Neill al vaccino sperimentale «Chadox1 nCoV-19» dell’Università di Oxford. Elisa, venuta a conoscenza dell’articolo del sito bufalaro è intervenuta via Twitter il 26 aprile 2020 alle ore 8:16 del mattino:
Claim: Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died. (James Alami, 2020-04-25)
Evidence (2022-07-28): Our colleagues from Globograma informed us that a very similar false news circulated in Spain, claiming that Araceli Hidalgo – the first Spanish person to get vaccinated against Covid-19 – died shortly after the injection. [...] As soon as AstraZeneca started testing its Covid-19 vaccine, developed in partnership with Oxford University, conspiracy theories followed along. A popular narrative, which spread in several European countries, claimed that Elisa Granato, the first volunteer to be injected with the vaccine, died a few days after receiving it. The information has been debunked by many fact-checkers, and the UK’s Department of health and social care confirmed that «news circulating on social media that the first volunteer in a UK #coronavirus vaccine trial has died is completely untrue.»
Claim: Vaccines, MTHFR mutation, and glyphosate lead to autism in children with brain injury (Nathan Riley, 2023-11-19)
Evidence (2023-11-19): Autism spectrum disorder is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder commonly manifesting in difficulties with social interaction and communication, among other symptoms. Epidemiological studies of hundreds of thousands of children have found no association between childhood vaccination and autism. Variants of the MTHFR gene are common and claims that MTHFR mutations lead to an inability to “detox” from vaccines are false. Reliable scientific evidence about glyphosate’s association with autism is currently lacking, although more research in this area is needed to better understand the potential impact of glyphosate exposure.
Claim: Vaccines, MTHFR mutation, and glyphosate lead to autism in children with brain injury (Nathan Riley, 2023-11-19)
Evidence (2014-11-01): Association between MTHFR gene polymorphisms and the risk of autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis - PMID: 23653228 - DOI: 10.1002/aur.1300 [...] Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is essential for DNA biosynthesis and the epigenetic process of DNA methylation, and its gene polymorphisms have been implicated as risk factors for birth defects, neurological disorders, and cancers. However, reports on the association of MTHFR polymorphisms with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are inconclusive. Therefore, we investigated the relationship of the MTHFR polymorphisms (C677T and A1298C) and the risk of ASD by meta-analysis. Up to December 2012, eight case-control studies involving 1672 patients with ASD and 6760 controls were included for meta-analysis. The results showed that the C677T polymorphism was associated with significantly increased ASD risk in all the comparison models [T vs. C allele (frequency of allele): odds ratio (OR) = 1.42, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.09-1.85; CT vs. CC (heterozygote): OR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.09-2.00; TT vs. CC (homozygote): OR = 1.86, 95% CI: 1.08-3.20; CT+TT vs. CC (dominant model): OR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.12-2.18; and TT vs. CC+CT (recessive model): OR = 1.51, 95% CI: 1.02-2.22], whereas the A1298C polymorphism was found to be significantly associated with reduced ASD risk but only in a recessive model (CC vs. AA+AC: OR = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.56-0.97).
Claim: Vaccines, MTHFR mutation, and glyphosate lead to autism in children with brain injury (Nathan Riley, 2023-11-19)
Evidence (2022-12-08): Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that can cause significant social, communicative, and behavioral difficulties. With autism rates rising dramatically in recent years, researchers and concerned parents have theorized the causes of autism, and the subject has received much attention. Is the high rate of autism now due to increased diagnosis and reporting, changing autism definitions, or a rise in the number of people with ASD? People started to blame vaccines as a cause of the increased number of people with ASD. Vaccines and their connection to autism have been the subject of continuous debate. Some parents are concerned that vaccines, particularly the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and preservatives used in other childhood vaccines, may play a role in developing autism in their children. This systemic review explores the link between vaccination and autism in children. We conducted a literature search using PubMed and Google Scholar. We included papers written in the English language from 1998 to 2022, conducting human research that examines the relationship between vaccination and the development of autism using appropriate quality assessment tools. Two reviewers independently reviewed the content of the included studies. In total, 21 studies were deemed eligible. [...] Vaccines are not associated with autism: an evidence-based meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies.Vaccine. 2014 Jun 17;32(29):3623-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.04.085. Epub 2014 May 9. Vaccine. 2014. PMID: 24814559 -
Claim: Vaccines, MTHFR mutation, and glyphosate lead to autism in children with brain injury (Nathan Riley, 2023-11-19)
Evidence (2021-03-10): Pooled minor allele frequency (MAF) of 30 studies were 45% in Northern Han and 39% in Southern Han. To avoid a possible "false positive report," we further investigated the significant associations observed in the present meta-analysis using the FPRP test, which consolidated the results. In conclusion, MTHFR C677T polymorphism is associated with the increased risk of autism in China, especially in Northern Han. For those mothers and children who are generally susceptible to autism, prenatal folate and vitamin B12 may reduce the risk that children suffer from autism, especially in Northern Han populations. In the future, more well-designed studies with a larger sample size are expected. [...] In summary, the present meta-analysis is the first to provide refined current evidence of MTHFR C677T polymorphism with the increased risk of autism in Chinese Han. These results suggest that the MTHFR C677T polymorphism might be a risk factor for ASD in Chinese Han, especially in the north. For those mothers and children who are generally susceptible to autism, tailored nutrition treatment of prenatal folate and vitamin B12 may reduce the risk of having children with autism, especially in the north. Further studies with greater gene-environment statistical power are encouraged to verify our conclusions, taking into account more precise analysis of factors such as age, gender, and lifestyle factors in the development of autism.
Claim: Vaccines, MTHFR mutation, and glyphosate lead to autism in children with brain injury (Nathan Riley, 2023-11-19)
Evidence (2020-09-24): Association between MTHFR C677T/A1298C and susceptibility to autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis - PMID: 32972375 - PMCID: PMC7517654 - DOI: 10.1186/s12887-020-02330-3 Association between MTHFR C677T/A1298C and susceptibility to autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis [...] Association between MTHFR gene polymorphisms and the risk of autism spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis.Autism Res. 2013 Oct;6(5):384-92. doi: 10.1002/aur.1300. Epub 2013 May 7. Autism Res. 2013. PMID: 23653228 -