Dolly Parton gives US$1mil to infectious disease research, again


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Dolly Parton is donating US$1mil to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Photo: AP

Dolly Parton is donating US$1mil to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, the organisation announced on Wednesday (June 15).

The new gift is one of several Parton has made to the center over the years, including a US$1mil 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 centre said in a news release. Researchers are also looking at entirely new therapies to both treat Covid-19 and prevent infection.

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