Dolly Parton Got The Second Dose Of The Coronavirus Vaccine She Helped Fund
Dolly got "a (second) dose of her own medicine"!
Dolly Parton is officially fully vaccinated against COVID-19!
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The 75-year-old country superstar and part-time pharmaceutical benefactor just received her second dose of the Moderna vaccine.
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Dolly shared the exciting news on social media, with her team writing, "Dolly gets a (second) dose of her own medicine."
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The vaccine is indeed partially the result of Dolly's $1 million donation to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's COVID-19 research efforts last year.
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Dolly went on to thank the medical team at the hospital, including her longtime friend and professor of surgery, Dr. Naji Abumrad, who also administered her first shot.
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Dolly received her first dose of the vaccine last month, when she was part of one of the earliest groups to qualify for the vaccine.
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"I just wanted to encourage everybody because the sooner we get to feeling better, the sooner we get back to normal," Dolly said at the time.
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As for her message to those not interested in getting the vaccine? "Don't be such a chicken squat!"
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