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The Linn County Public Health Department will resume hosting free weekly primary and secondary COVID-19 vaccination clinics starting Tuesday, Sept. 21, at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center.

Todd Noble, Linn County Health administrator, said the reason for the re-start of the clinics is the county is preparing for “possible booster clinics.”

No booster shots will be given at this time. Vaccines currently available at the clinic will include Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

“We’re still only at 61 percent (vaccination rate) as a community,” Noble said. “Right now people c...