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  1. Nov 17, 2020 · Published 11:13 AM EST, Tue November 17, 2020. Link Copied! Dolly Parton, who in April donated $1 million to Covid-19 research, is listed among sponsors who funded research for the Moderna...

    • The Claim: Dolly Parton Was A Major Funder For Moderna's Covid-19 Vaccine
    • Parton Credited For Donation
    • A Long History of Philanthropy
    • Our Rating: True
    • Our Fact Check Sources

    Shortly after Moderna announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5% effectiveagainst the virus, internet users took to social media to give thanks to an unexpected benefactor. Facebook and Twitterusers flooded the platforms with posts joking that "Jolene" in singer-songwriter Dolly Parton's hit single should be replaced with the word "vaccine" becau...

    A preliminary report by The New England Journal of Medicineon the Moderna vaccine credits Parton and others for a donation to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Parton announced earlier this year that she would be donating $1 million to the center to help fund research efforts for COVID-19. "My longtime friend Dr. Naji Abumrad, who’s been involv...

    This is hardly Parton's first venture into giving. In 1995, Parton launched and founded the Imagination Library to boost literacy among children. The initiative has mailed more than 133 million free books to children, USA TODAY reported. Her My People Fund gave $9 million to people who lost their homes in fires that took place in 2016 in Gatlinburg...

    The claim that Dolly Parton helped fund Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is TRUE. Parton announced her $1 million donation in April because of her friendship with a doctor. A report by the The New England Journal of Medicine credits Parton as a supporter of the research in the footnotes, and she has a long history of philanthropy.

    The New England Journal of Medicine, Nov. 12, An mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 – Preliminary Report
    Dolly Parton, April 1, Tweet
    The Washington Post, Nov. 18, Dolly Parton helped fund Moderna’s vaccine. It began with a car crash and an unlikely friendship.
    Knoxville News, Nov. 17, Dolly Parton helped fund 95% effective Moderna COVID-19 vaccine that could end pandemic
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  2. Tue 17 Nov 2020 08.54 EST. It’s truly the greatest gift of all: a $1m donation by Dolly Parton to coronavirus vaccine research supported the development of the Moderna vaccine, which has...

  3. Nov 17, 2020 · The legendary performer donated $1 million to coronavirus research at Vanderbilt University.

  4. Nov 18, 2020 · In April, Ms. Parton announced that she had donated $1 million to Vanderbilt after her friend Dr. Naji Abumrad, a professor of surgery at the university, in Nashville, told her about the work ...

  5. Mar 2, 2021 · Last year, Parton donated $1 million to coronavirus research, some of which was used in the Moderna vaccine’s development. Parton found out her donation had been used along with the rest of the ...

  6. Nov 17, 2020 · 0:00. 1:58. Dolly Parton is commenting on her million-dollar donation that helped fund the production of a promising new coronavirus vaccine by Moderna Therapeutics. When the country star was ...