Dolly Parton on funding Covid-19 vaccine: “I’m a very proud girl!”

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Dolly Parton has said that she is a “very proud girl” after learning that her $1 million donation funded the research that aided the development of a major vaccine for Covid-19.It was confirmed earlier this week that Parton had dished out $1 million of her own money to aid research by the Vanderbilt University Medical Center since the start of the pandemic.The Vanderbilt research has subsequently played a key role in the development of a vaccine from U.S.

biotechnology firm Moderna on Monday.The Moderna vaccine boasts nearly 95% protection against the disease, and follows the announcement of a separate immunisation from pharmaceutical firm Pfizer last week.Responding to the news during an interview on The One Show, Parton said: “I’m a very.