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Dolly Parton learned she funded the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine when the rest of us did - CNN - 0 views

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  • The diminutive diva's $1 million donation to Covid-19 research was partly used to fund Moderna's promising Covid-19 vaccine -- something she didn't even know until her name appeared among other sponsors in a preliminary report on the vaccine.
  • Parton, who said she'd found out her donation contributed to the vaccine trial on Tuesday morning,
  • Parton first donated to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Covid-19 research efforts in early April, when there were around 200,000 cases of Covid-19 in the US.
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  • The Moderna vaccine is thought to be 94.5% effective against coronavirus, according to early data released by the company.
  • Vaccinations could begin as soon as late December, top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said, though they'll be made available first to high-risk groups like health care workers, the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions.
  • In April, Parton encouraged her fans who could afford it to donate to the Vanderbilt Health Covid-19 research fund. Since then, it's raised more than $100,000 of its $250,000 goal.
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