COVID-19 vaccine, investigative journalists have uncovered a partial source of the vaccine’s research funding: gay icon and American goddess Dolly Parton.CNBC reports that Parton donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s research to combat Covid-19, which included vaccine development.
Parton announced in April, via her Instagram account, that she had made the donation in the name of her friend, Dr. Naji Abumrad.“My longtime friend, Dr.
Naji Abumrad, informed me that they were making some exciting advancements towards research of the coronavirus for a cure,” Parton wrote.