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When it became clear, early in the pandemic, that the most devastating effects of COVID-19 were being felt by racialized individuals, people living in poverty and other marginalized groups, community health leaders in Toronto rallied by bringing pop-up vaccine clinics to some of the hardest-hit areas of the city.
The clinics proved to be such a success, with lineups forming in the early morning hours, that it led Andrew Boozary, one of the physicians involved, to come up with new ways for hospitals to reach vulnerable individuals beyond the pandemic – people in circumstances that make it difficult or even impossible to schedule appointments, fill prescriptions or meet other vital health needs.
“We need to be prioritizing improved health outcomes for the most marginalized patients, period,” said Dr. Boozary, the founding executive director of the Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine at the University Health Network.Evening Update is written by Beatrice Paez and Stephanie Bai. If you’d like to receive this newsletter by e-mail every weekday evening, go
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