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.