Dolly Parton is now fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
The 75-year-old country singer’s official Twitter account shared photos of Parton receiving her second dose of coronavirus vaccine at Vanderbilt Health Nashville.
“Dolly is getting a (second) dose of her own medicine,” the report tweeted Friday. “Thank you Dr. Naji Abumrad, Andrea Calhoun and Heather O’Dell of @VUMChealth.”
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Parton received its first coronavirus vaccine in early March, developed by Moderna, a US pharmaceutical and biotechnology company. The Moderna vaccine is said to have a success rate of 94.1%.
The country music icon made headlines last year for a $ 1 million donation to Vanderbilt University for research and development on coronavirus vaccines. Her donation of seven figures apparently helped researchers do trial phases that led to the development of the Modern vaccine, according to the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Aside from the vaccination, Parton encouraged Americans to take their vaccines and wear protective face masks.
Parton documented her first dose in social media videos uploaded on March 2nd.
“I’m finally going to get my vaccine. I’m so excited,” Parton said in her video at the time. “I’ve been waiting a while. I’m old enough to get it and smart enough to get it.”
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Parton even sang a modified version of her 1974 hit song “Jolene” with the word “vaccine”.
“Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine,” she sang. “I beg you, please do not hesitate.”
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According to Lee and the Tennessee Department of Health, the state of Tennessee will be eligible for vaccinations on Monday, April 5, for residents 16 and older.
More than 813,600 people in Tennessee tested positive for coronavirus, according to data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard.
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Nationally, more than 30.6 million Americans tested positive for the respiratory virus. Nearly 555,000 people have died from coronavirus-related complications.