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Dolly Parton takes Covid-19 vaccine after donating $1M for Moderna, fans ask when is she 'running for office'

In 2020, Patron donated $1 million to the overall coronavirus research through the Dolly Parton Covid-19 Research Fund and in partnership with Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Country music star Dolly Parton had a message for her fans as she got her first dose of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday, March 2. The singer shared a four-minute-long video on her Twitter handle that showed her at a facility in Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. She even sings a Covid-19 vaccine version of her hit song ‘Jolene’ before getting the shot. 

Parton sings, “Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine," she sings in the famous tune. “I'm begging of you please don't hesitate." She has been encouraging people to get their vaccine shot even if they are afraid. “I just wanted to encourage everybody because the sooner we get to feeling better the sooner we get back to normal,” the singer said. 

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How Parton helped fund Moderna

In 2020, Parton donated $1 million to the overall coronavirus research through the Dolly Parton Covid-19 Research Fund and in partnership with Vanderbilt University Medical Center,  a part of which was used for the research and development of Moderna. She first found out about her funds being used in Moderna when she was thanked in a preliminary report.

She appeared on ‘Today’ shortly after she learned about her funds being used in Moderna’s development and said, "Praise the Lord! I'm just very grateful that this is happening, and if I had anything to do with it, that's great."

"I'm just happy that anything I do can help somebody else. I donated the money to the Covid fund, I just wanted it to do good. Evidently, it is. Let's just hope we find a cure real soon,” she added. 

Impressed fans ask 'when is Dolly running for office?'

Parton's decision to get the Covid-19 shot is being praised by her fans on social media, who couldn't stop raving about what an "amazing" person she is. Some of them on Twitter have noted that she is better than many politicians with regard to her response to the deadly virus, thus asking if she will run for office in the near future.

One Twitter user wrote, "When is Dolly running for office?" Another added, "When DOLLY herself tells you, in song, to get vaccinated, you get vaccinated." Another impressed user tweeted, "Can Dolly Parton be any cooler? And man, she’s a genius!" Another user shared, "'Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, because once you’re dead, then that’s a bit too late.' What's not to like about Dolly Parton? Dolly Parton gets vaccinated with Moderna jab she helped fund."