News | Entertainment
5 Jan 2026 22:05
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Dolly Parton has had her COVID-19 vaccine

    The '9 To 5' hitmaker - who donated $1 million to those working on the vaccine - was thrilled to have the first dose of her coronavirus vaccine, made by Moderna


    Sharing a picture of herself getting the jab on her social media accounts, she captioned the photograph: "Dolly gets a dose of her own medicine."

    Last month, the 75-year-old singer insisted she will wait for her coronavirus vaccine as she doesn't want people to think it's a show.

    Asked if she has got her coronavirus jab, she shared: "No. I'm not going to get mine until some more people get theirs. I don't want it to look like I'm jumping the line just because I donated money. I'm very funny about that.

    "I'm going to get mine though, but I'm going to wait. I’m at the age where I could have gotten mine legally last week. I turned 75.

    "I was going to do it on my birthday, and I thought, 'Nah, don’t do that.' You’ll look like you’re just doing a show. None of my work is really like that."

    And Dolly was just "happy to be part" of the creation of the vaccine.

    She shared: "Well, I follow my heart. I'm a person of faith and I pray all the time that God will lead me into the right direction and let me know what to do. When the pandemic first hit, that was my first thought, 'I need to do something to try to help find a vaccination.' I just did some research with the people at Vanderbilt [University] - they're wonderful people, they've been so good through the years to my people in times of illness and all that. I just asked if I could donate a million dollars to the research for a vaccine. I get a lot more credit than I deserve I think, but I was just happy to be a part of any and all of that."

    © 2026 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     05 Jan: Jodie Foster can't multi-task
     05 Jan: Russell Tovey thinks people need to be "presented with more opportunities" to help the environment
     05 Jan: Ricky Gervais will skip the Golden Globes next month despite being nominated for an award because it's "too far to go"
     05 Jan: Justin Bieber wants the music industry to be made "safer" and "more honest"
     05 Jan: Chrissie Hynde was more "embarrassed" by Pistol than anything she's ever done
     05 Jan: Gail Porter's daughter is "more like a mother" to her
     05 Jan: Brigitte Bardot has been remembered as "a legend of the century"
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Canterbury bowls rep Rohan Ware has won his first New Zealand title...beating young Australian star Nathan Black in the men's singles final at the National Champs in Christchurch More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    The Deputy Privacy Commissioner is urging people whose data may have been compromised in major breaches - to take immediate precautions More...



     Today's News

    International:
    Cuba's declared two days of national mourning, after multiple citizens were killed in the Venezuelan President's capture 21:57

    Entertainment:
    Jodie Foster can't multi-task 21:53

    Entertainment:
    Russell Tovey thinks people need to be "presented with more opportunities" to help the environment 21:23

    Living & Travel:
    A call for the urgent return of seven turtles stolen in Hastings 21:17

    Law and Order:
    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro held in New York prison described as 'hell on earth' 21:07

    Entertainment:
    Ricky Gervais will skip the Golden Globes next month despite being nominated for an award because it's "too far to go" 20:53

    Entertainment:
    Justin Bieber wants the music industry to be made "safer" and "more honest" 20:23

    Entertainment:
    Chrissie Hynde was more "embarrassed" by Pistol than anything she's ever done 19:53

    Entertainment:
    Gail Porter's daughter is "more like a mother" to her 19:23

    Law and Order:
    Venezuela live: Trump doubles down on oil plans, floats US operation in Colombia 19:17


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd