This is What Concerns Me:Dolly Parton adapts her song Jolene as she receives Covid-19 vaccine she helped fund

Dolly Parton burst into song on Tuesday as she received her first dose of the Moderna Covid vaccine that she helped to fund.

The country music star, 75, launched into an adapted version of one of her best-known hits, singing: “Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I’m begging of you, please don’t hesitate. Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, because once you’re dead, then that’s a bit too late” to the tune of Jolene, which she wrote and recorded in 1973.

Despite her humorous take on getting the jab, Parton had a serious message for her fans and the wider US public. “I’m so excited. I’ve been waiting a while,” she said in a video posted from the university.

“I’m old enough to get it and I’m smart enough to get it. I’m trying to be funny now, but I’m dead serious about the vaccine. I think we all want to get back to normal, whatever that is. And that would be a great shot in the arm, wouldn’t it, if we could get back to that?”

Vaccine hesitancy is seen as a key issue in the US. While President Joe Biden has promised that there will be enough vaccine for every adult in the country by the end of May, surveys have persistently shown that about a third of the population is reluctant to get the jab – with minority groups especially cautious.

“I just wanted to encourage everybody because the sooner we get to feeling better, the sooner we are going to get back to being normal,” Parton said.
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Dear RM Agents and Readers,

I've always liked her music but this ad caused me pause...

Just Saying---

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CrystalRiver