{"id":15946,"date":"2021-08-19T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/?p=15946"},"modified":"2021-08-19T06:49:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T10:49:39","slug":"dolly-parton-talks-vaccine-research-donation-i-probably-get-a-lot-more-credit-than-i-deserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2021\/08\/dolly-parton-talks-vaccine-research-donation-i-probably-get-a-lot-more-credit-than-i-deserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Talks Vaccine Research Donation: \u2018I Probably Get A Lot More Credit Than I Deserve\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dolly Parton has reflected on the &#8220;small part&#8221; she played in helping fund the creation of Moderna&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Parton made the \u00a0$1-million donation to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, for COVID-19 vaccine research in April 2020, just as the pandemic was becoming a major crisis in North America.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>So what motivated her to get involved in the process.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u201cWhen the pandemic came out, I just felt led to do something because I knew something bad was on the rise and I just kind of wanted to help with that, so I donated to help with that. So, mine was a small part, of course, but I probably get a lot more credit than I deserve,\u201d she added, \u201cbut I was happy to be part of that, and to be able to try stop something in its tracks that\u2019s really just become such a monster for all of us.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mA0xsiA1FUI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CL7me6sDRyA\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>PHOTO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/68732830@N06\/6350340442\">FLICKR<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton has reflected on the &#8220;small part&#8221; she played in helping fund the creation of Moderna&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccine. 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