Dolly Parton 'honoured and proud' to help Covid-19 battle

Country star Dolly Parton has said she feels 'very honoured and proud' to have given money to research into one of the most promising Covid-19 vaccines. In April she announced she was giving $1m (£750,000) to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. That was one of the trial sites for the Moderna vaccine, which is nearly 95% effective according to early data. Speaking on BBC One's The One Show on Tuesday, Parton said she was 'so excited' to hear the news.