Dolly Parton Doesn’t Want To ‘Jump The Line’ To Get COVID Shot

Dolly Parton told the AP that she has yet to get the COVID-19 vaccine that she helped to pay for through a million dollar donation to Vanderbilt research.

Dolly said when asked if she got the shot, "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."

She added, "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. I wasn’t doing it for a show. I’m going to get mine. I want it. I’m going to get it."

Parton wants to get her shot to show others that it is safe. She said, "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. Hopefully it’ll encourage people. I’m not going to jump the line just because I could."