Dolly Parton Donated to Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Research.
On Monday, it was revealed that Moderna's coronavirus vaccine has proven to be almost 95% effective.
74-year-old country music icon Dolly Parton had a hand in furthering the company's progress with a $1 million donation.
According to 'The Guardian,' Parton donated the money in April after her friend, Dr. Naji Abumrad, .
told her they were making "some exciting advancements" toward a cure at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.
Upon hearing the news about the success rate of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, Parton fans took to social media to praise the singer.
I want everyone to know that Dolly Parton gave us Buffy the tv series, the song 9 to 5, Dollywood, and of course the Covid vaccine, @Kevidently/Twitter.
Dolly Parton just casually saving the world from covid by funding the new vaccine with 95% success rate, @benljwilson1996/Twitter.
Moderna is applying for Emergency Use Authorization with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Once the company receives approval,
it hopes to produce 1 billion doses of
the vaccine by the end of 2021