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Lori Ryder, of Fulton, Ill., received the first COVID-19 vaccination Tuesday at MercyOne in Clinton. She is a member of the MercyOne Clinton nurse float pool and has worked on the COVID-19 unit since March. She will continue to work on the unit as needed.
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Herald Staff Report
Dec 22, 2020
Lori Ryder, of Fulton, Ill., received the first COVID-19 vaccination Tuesday at MercyOne in Clinton. She is a member of the MercyOne Clinton nurse float pool and has worked on the COVID-19 unit since March. She will continue to work on the unit as needed.
DUBUQUE, Iowa. (KWWL) A
shot in the arm for Dubuque area health care providers and their staff. Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Dubuque Thursday morning.
COVID-19 vaccine recipients (UnityPoint Health)
Priority staff at UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital and MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center began to receive doses Thursday.
The first shots went to those with the highest COVID-19 exposure risk in the building. Ever since this morning, it s just a wave of emotion going through our entire organization. You know, joy, hope.. it s just been an unreal experience, said Chad Wolbers, President/CEO at UnityPoint Health in Dubuque.