By Jessica Piper, Bangor Daily News Staff
AUGUSTA The number of Maine kids getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has slowed in recent weeks even as cases surge heading into 2022 and the highly contagious omicron variant takes hold.
While the vast majority of COVID-19 cases among kids are not severe, low vaccination rates create more opportunities for the virus to spread and challenge schools working to limit infections next semester.
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Augusta Army Free COVID Vaccination Clinic Continues mixmaine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mixmaine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Armory's clinic will continue again this week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Richmond Senior Center's will be on Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.