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Dolly Parton helped fund Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine research

Moderna vaccinations could begin as soon as late December

RANCHO MIRAGE, CA - JANUARY 24: Singer Dolly Parton Performs at Agua Caliente Casino on January 24, 2014 in Rancho Mirage, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images) (Valerie Macon, 2014 Getty Images)

NASHVILLE – A country music legend gets a shoutout in the announcement of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine results.

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The “Dolly Parton COVID-19 Research Fund” is listed in the footnotes of the New England journal of medicine’s report on the vaccine results.

Dolly Parton donated $1 million to coronavirus research at Vanderbilt University.

Vanderbilt ended up taking part in Moderna’s vaccine trials.

The vaccine is now the second coronavirus vaccine with a high success rate.

Moderna vaccinations could begin as soon as late December.


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