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Dolly Parton performs on the Pyramid stage on Day 3 of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm on June 19, 2014 (Photo: Tabatha Fireman / Redferns via Getty Images).
- Like a feel-good Christmas movie story, Dolly Parton has come to save the day.
- The 74-year-old country music singer-songwriter donated $ 1 million for the Covid-19 investigation.
- This Tuesday it was revealed that this contribution went to the biotechnology firm Moderna, which on Monday announced that its coronavirus vaccine is 94.5% effective against Covid-19.
The year 2020 has not been full of many pleasant stories.
But as this annus horribilis limps towards its end, comes a story worthy of a Hallmark Christmas movie. Like any holiday movie, fans will know, every feel-good movie begins with some kind of tragedy.
In this case, a car accident and a visit to the hospital emergency room in 2013. American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton had been involved in her first car accident and, although she was not seriously injured, she visited the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
According to a report by Vanity fair, this is where the Jolene Hitmaker met Dr. Naji Abumrad, a Lebanese-American physician and surgeon.
The two were instantly connected by a shared interest in all things science and similar backgrounds that saw them go from growing up in poverty to establishing their own successful careers.
Their friendship was nothing that made headlines around the world, until the biotech firm Moderna announced on Monday that “a preliminary analysis shows that their experimental coronavirus vaccine is almost 95% effective in preventing disease, including severe cases.”
On Tuesday, it came to light that the beloved singer had donated $ 1 million to Vanderbilt for coronavirus research in honor of her friend Abumrad. Vanderbilt partially funded Moderna’s experimental vaccine.
In a report published on The New England Journal of MedicineThe Dolly Parton Covid-19 Research Fund website is among the agencies and universities that funded research to find a vaccine for the global pandemic.
“His work made it possible to accelerate the science behind the tests. Without a doubt, in my opinion, his funding made vaccine research 10 times faster than it would be without it,” Abumrad said in The Washington Post.
In a statement issued in April, Jeff Balser, dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, said of Parton’s contribution: “She cares very much about helping others and we are very grateful for her continued support. These funds will help us complete promising research that can benefit millions in their battle against the virus.”
Appearing in Today’s program Early Tuesday morning, to promote his new Netflix book, album and upcoming movie, Parton was as shocked as everyone else when it was revealed that his financial contribution in honor of a friend made a bigger difference than he could have ever imagined. .
“I’m happy that whatever I do can help someone else, and when I donated the money to the Covid fund, I just wanted to do good,” he said, as he thanked those who worked tirelessly to find a vaccine.
According to Business Insider, Moderna’s experimental vaccine was very effective in preventing Covid-19. The finding comes after a study of 30,000 people compared volunteers who received a two-dose regimen of Moderna injection with those who received a placebo.
“The vaccine was shown to be 94.5% effective in a preliminary analysis. The ad closely follows similar news from a rival Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine program, which touted late-stage success a week ago,” Andrew wrote. Dunn from Business Insider.
(Sources: Vanity Fair, Washington Post, Business Insider, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, The New England Journal of Medicine)
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