'We thought it was a good idea to get the shot before going back to school': GO-VAXX bus visits Aylmer

In a town known for vaccine hesitancy, the provincial GO-VAXX bus made a stop in Aylmer, Ont. on Wednesday amid the COVID-19 Omicron surge.

In a town known for vaccine hesitancy, the provincial GO-VAXX bus made a stop in Aylmer, Ont. on Wednesday amid the COVID-19 Omicron surge.

The provincial government says in its efforts to ensure that first, second and booster doses are easily and conveniently accessible they have converted four GO buses to serve as mobile vaccine clinics -- offering up to 300 vaccine appointment daily to anyone over the age of five

"We thought it was a good idea to get the shot before going back to school on Monday," said Andrew and Milo Kudelka from London

Karyn Letendre from Langton also attended the mobile clinic and said, “We want to make sure our kids are safe for their return back to school."

The area that is lagging behind in vaccinations, has a COVID-19 fatality rate that is higher than the provincial average and is reporting its highest weekly positivity rate at 24.4 per cent.

The fatality rate has also had a sharp increase at 1.4 per cent, higher than the provincial average of 1.2 per cent. This includes nine deaths in the past three days.

"We are trying to get remote communities that are outliers as best as we can to increase the uptake in vaccination in our area," said Susan MacIsaac, South West Public Health program director.