#53: She Donates $1 Million to Vanderbilt Research Tied to the Moderna Vaccine
In 2020, she donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center to support COVID-19 research. That funding later became connected to research behind the Moderna vaccine, turning her philanthropy into one of the most widely discussed moments of the pandemic.
The donation brought a wave of public goodwill during a frightening global crisis. For many people, it reinforced the idea that her public warmth was backed by concrete action, and her late-career image became even more admired.
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