Dolly Parton partly funded Moderna Covid vaccine research

The country music icon’s $1m donation supported the latest breakthrough by Moderna and several research papers
Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt’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 shows 95% protection from the virus.In April, Parton donated £800,000 to research after her friend Dr Naji Abumrad of the Vanderbilt Institute for In