Modena has announced that their COVID-19 vaccination is 95 percent effective, and Dolly Parton is credited with some of the funding behind it.

Dolly Parton got a dose of her own medicine on Tuesday when she was given the first round of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, which was created in part thanks to a $1 million contribution she gave last year.

The singer modestly described her contribution to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a “small part” of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine research.

More than seven months later, it was revealed that the renowned performer’s gift aided in the development of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, which became the second coronavirus vaccine to achieve a breathtakingly high success rate this week.

She donated to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in honor of Dr. Naji Abumrad, a friend and Vanderbilt professor of surgery.

The singer was told by Abumrad, a general surgeon, that there had been “some exciting advancements” in the hunt for a coronavirus treatment. They’ve been pals since 2014, when Parton was in a vehicle accident and had to be treated at Vanderbilt.

“My longtime friend Dr Naji Abumrad, who’s been involved in research at Vanderbilt for many years, informed me that they were making some exciting advancements towards that research of the coronavirus for a cure,” Parton wrote in an Instagram statement in April. “I am making a donation of $1 million to Vanderbilt towards that research and to encourage people that can afford it to make donations.”

When Parton was recognized by name in a Moderna early report in November, she learned that her gift had been utilized together with the rest of the world. Parton later remarked on Today, “I’m just happy that anything I do can help somebody else. When I donated the money to the Covid fund, I just wanted it to do good. Evidently, it is.”

During an interview with Absolute Radio in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, the renowned singer and songwriter said that, while she had previously given to the hospital for various purposes such as cancer research, she now wanted to help with another pressing issue.

Parton stated, “When the pandemic came out I just felt kind of led to do something because I knew something bad was on the rise and I just wanted to kind of help with that.”

She added, “Mine was a small part, of course. I probably get a lot more credit than I deserve. I was happy to be a part of that and to be able to try to stop something in its tracks that’s really become just such a monster for all of us.” She described the kind gesture as an example of her following her heart.

Parton’s name appears in the vaccine’s preliminary report alongside sponsors such as Dr. Anthony Fauci’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Emory University.

She later shared a photo of herself getting the vaccination in March, as well as a video of herself performing a new version of her hit song “Jolene” with new lyrics encouraging others to get the vaccine. “I did it!” she said at the end of the video.

According to preliminary data provided this week by the firm, the Moderna vaccine is 94.5 percent effective against coronavirus. Vaccinations can start as early as late December, according to Fauci, with high-risk groups including health care professionals, the elderly, and those with underlying medical issues getting them first.

According to the BBC, Moderna will submit an application to US regulators in the next weeks and hopes to have 20 million doses accessible in the nation. The finding comes about a year after the epidemic began and amid a countrywide wave of illnesses.

Since Parton’s initial contribution, Covid-19 has increased. In the United States, there were little over 200,000 Covid-19 cases recorded at the time. There are currently over 11.2 million instances, with approximately 250,000 Americans having died as a result.