How Dolly Parton’s $1 Million Donation Helped Fund Crucial Research Behind Moderna’s Covid Vaccine

By Jabeen Waheed

Dolly Parton‘s extraordinary legacy extended far beyond country music — with the late star even helping fund crucial research behind Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. In April 2020, as the pandemic swept across the globe, Parton announced she was donating $1 million to coronavirus research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after her longtime friend, Dr. Naji Abumrad, […]