Tom Clemence, a pharmacist at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, draws a dosage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Saturday during a teachers’ vaccination clinic at Robert V. Connors Elementary School in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

School nurse Adrianne Mercier administers the COVID-19 vaccine Saturday to Wanda Sprague, an Auburn substitute teacher, during a teachers’ vaccination clinic at Robert V. Connors Elementary School in Lewiston. Spirits were high at the clinic, with some participants expressing relief at the increased protection created by the vaccine and gratitude for having the vaccine available locally. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

Sheryl Baker-Hewey, a school counselor and a vaccine clinic volunteer, chats Saturday with Karen Lemelin, a first-grade teacher at Fairview Elementary School in Auburn, at a teachers’ vaccination clinic at Robert V. Connors Elementary School in Lewiston. Volunteers monitor the teachers for 15 minutes after they receive their vaccination to make sure they feel well. Baker-Hewey said she was excited to help with the clinic because she believes so strongly in the vaccination process. She says she is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Buy this Photo