Dolly Parton is being celebrated in song — a rewritten version of her own Jolene — for her contribution to an experimental coronavirus vaccine. The lyrics, "Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine / I'm begging of you, please go in my arm / Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine / Please just keep me safe from COVID harm," were written by linguist and author Gretchen McCulloch, who posted them online and invited people to record them. pic.twitter.com/joQL29e7Uk —@ryancordellParton's $1-million US gift to Nashville's Vanderbilt University Medical Center for COVID-19 research went, in part, toward the development of Moderna's experimental coronavirus vaccine, announced this week. "So I was just thrilled to see this news that she had contributed to COVID vaccine research — I thought that was amazing," he said. "So if they watched the video, and it made them happy for a minute, that's all I need."

Source: CBC News November 18, 2020 20:07 UTC