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17 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Country music legend Dolly Parton is credited with partially funding research and development that recently led to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine.
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Parton donated $1M to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in April after her longtime friend and professor of surgery Dr. Naji Abumrad told her the university was working on 'exciting advancements towards research of the coronavirus for a cure.'
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The vaccine is believed to be 94.5% effective, according to early company data. Parton told the 'TODAY' show, 'I'm just happy that anything I do can help somebody else.'

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