On Tuesday, Dolly Parton was inoculated with the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, a vaccine that she helped to fund through a large charitable donation.
The country music icon documented her vaccination in a video posted on Twitter in an effort to encourage others to get vaccinated.
“Don’t be such a chicken squat,” she states in the video, “get out there and get your shot.”
Parton kicks off the clip singing a modified rendition of her classic song “Jolene.”
“Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I’m begging of you please don’t hesitate,” she croons. “Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, ‘cause once you’re dead then that’s a bit too late.”
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Dr. Naji Abumrad administers the first dose of the vaccine to Parton in the video, NPR reports.
As Previously reported by the Deseret News, Abumrad and Parton have a longstanding friendship that began in 2013 when the singer was taken to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center after sustaining minor injuries in a car crash.
In April 2020, Parton donated $1 million to coronavirus research at Vanderbilt University and her name appears on the preliminary reports for the Moderna vaccine, according to CNN.
In a recent tweet, the Vanderbilt University Medical Center thanked Parton for her contribution.
“Dolly’s generous support helped fund early research at Vanderbilt Health into what is now a vaccine that’s helping end the pandemic,” the message stated.
In an interview with The Associated Press in February, Parton expressed that she didn’t want to receive the vaccine until other people were able to get theirs, stating that she didn’t want it seem like she was being given special treatment for her donation.
“When I get it, I’ll probably do it on camera so people will know and I’ll tell them the truth, if I have symptoms and all that,” Parton said at the time. “Hopefully it’ll encourage people. I’m not going to jump the line just because I could.”
CBS News reports that the Moderna vaccine was the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S. and is over 94% successful at preventing the disease for people who take both doses.