TORONTO Even though Black and racialized Canadians face higher rates of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, only a few vaccine clinics across the country have been set up specifically for them. Front-line workers say that needs to change to ensure high-risk groups have equitable access to immunization. Thanks to months of tireless advocacy work, vaccine clinics for Black and racialized people were set up during April and May by public health officials in Hamilton, Ont. Similar temporary clinics are also popping up across Nova Scotia. âItâs not just equitable, it s actually good public health policy,â Hamilton critical care physician Dr. Abubaker Khalifa told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview, citing the cityâs own census and race-based COVID-19 data as the driving factor.