Dolly Parton helped fund Covid vaccine because ‘something bad’ was on its way

Dolly Parton feels she got too much credit for helping fund Covid vaccine (Yui Mok/PA)

Dolly Parton has said she feels she was given more credit than she deserved for helping fund the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine.

The beloved country music star donated one million dollars (£725,000) to Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville, Tennessee, which participated in the research for the vaccine.