Dolly Parton gives $1M to infectious disease research, again

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Source: AP

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, the organization announced on Wednesday.

The new gift is one of several Parton has made to the center over the years, including a $1 million gift in April 2020 for COVID vaccine research. That gift helped Vanderbilt researchers test an array of drugs aimed at reducing the life-threatening symptoms associated with COVID-19, the center said in a news release. Researchers are also looking at entirely new therapies to both treat COVID-19 and prevent infection.

Parton’s new gift will support a variety of ongoing research at the medical center, including understanding how viruses and bacteria cause disease, understanding and preventing antibiotic resistance, preventing and treating infections, diagnosing and treating infections in children with cancer, and gauging the impact of childhood infections throughout the world, according to the news release.

“Dolly’s previous support to infectious disease research, and also our pediatric cancer program, has already saved countless lives,” said Dr. Jeff Balser, president and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. “This new gift will bolster our defenses against future threats to the safety of this region and society as a whole.”



FILE - Dolly Parton performs at Austin City Limits Live during Blockchain Creative Labs' Dollyverse event during the South by Southwest Music Festival on March 18, 2022, in Austin, Texas. Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, the organization announced on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. The new gift is one of several Parton has made to the center over the years, including a $1 million gift in April 2020 for COVID vaccine research. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)


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1. This lady is a saint

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2. she is a peach

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3. In a genre that includes lots of those who don't appreciate Science, I just love Parton...

Helping to fund the Moderna vaccine-- which had to have led to attacks by Trumpist anti-vaxxers-- endeared her to me like never before. She does, indeed, walk on water in my assessment. You go, girl!

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4. Her sister Stella

Had a few hits back in the 70s and early 80s. She is on Twitter and is a proud Democrat.

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5. Our beloved Dolly.

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6. Dolly is a sparkling beacon of sanity, empathy and values, inside and out. She also...

writes, and performs damn good songs!

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7. Cool lady.

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8. Thank you a million times.

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9. The woman is a wonderment

Love Dolly!

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10. definitely worthy of those millions, and then she gives them away.

Such a lovely lady!

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11. Dolly is making certain the

babies in Appalachia are protected. The parents might watch fux but there is tremendous respect for Dolly.