Country music icon and philanthropist Dolly Parton received a Covid-19 vaccine dose yesterday and marked the occasion by posting a photo of herself getting the jab with a fantastic caption and then re-imagining one of her most famous songs to encourage others to receive the vaccine too.
In the first social media post, Ms Parton is seen getting the Moderna shot with a caption that reads: “Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine.” This is because the Grammy-award winner helped fund the Moderna vaccine trial, donating $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee for the effort.
In a second post, Parton shared a video of her getting the jab. While joking about the vaccine and how important it is to get, she evens adapt one of her most famous songs for the occasion.
"I'm old enough to get it and smart enough to get it," Parton, who is 75, said. She then starts singing to the tune of Jolene:
"Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I'm begging of you, please don't hesitate!
"Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, 'cause once your dead then that's a bit too late."