Madonna has donated $1 million ($815,000) to Bill and Melinda Gates’ Covid-19 foundation to create a vaccine for the virus. The Gates Philanthropy Partners’ COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator aims to find the cure for the crisis.
In a lengthy statement shared to her website, the 61-year-old said she’s incredibly ‘impressed’ by the work that she wants to contribute.
She said: ‘I’m talking about this: I am so impressed by the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Covid-19 Therapeutics Accelerator’s urgent efforts to find new or existing drugs that could effectively prevent or treat the disease. ‘Harnessing the strength and knowledge of the research community, the Accelerator’s critical scientific progress will inform how we end