Dolly Parton spoke out after fans credited her with helping to cure the coronavirus. In April, Parton shared that she donated $1 million to research being done at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.
According to the New England Journal of Medicine, the donation made by Parton and the work done by researchers at Vanderbilt during trial phases directly led to Moderna announcing it had produced a coronavirus vaccine that is nearly 95% effective.
The country singer appeared on Tuesday’s episode of the “Today” show where she was asked about going viral for her part in helping get the potentially viable vaccine developed.