Table 2 Reported response frequencies per item addressing ethical issues

2a) Saving as many lives as possible, in Canada

2b) Saving as many lives as possible, globally

2c) Maintaining social order

2d) Protecting human rights

2e) Preventing economic decline

3) If one purpose for the Canadian Pandemic flu plan what would it be?

4) Health care workers should report to work and face all risks when caring for patients during a flu pandemic, providing precautions are taken to protect their safety

5) Health care workers who do not report to work during a pandemic should face loss of employment or loss of professional license

6) Health care workers who must care for young children or elderly relatives should not be expected to work during a pandemic

7) Governments should reserve the right to conscript health care workers during a pandemic

8) If a health care worker has a serious health condition that can increase their risk, they should not have to come to work during a pandemic

9) Governments should provide disability insurance and death benefits at no charge for health care workers at risk during a pandemic flu crisis

10) If a health care worker does not feel safe at work, he or she should be able to file a grievance without fear of consequences

11) It is reasonable for government to have the power to order quarantine during a pandemic flu outbreak and to suspend other rights, like the right to assemble or travel without restriction

12) People who do not agree with their quarantine order should be able to ask government officials to review the quarantine order and end it

14) The government should ensure that people in quarantine have their basic needs met, like food, shelter, and social support

15) After the quarantine is over, the government should provide support services, like counseling, for people who were in quarantine

16) If successful, the pandemic flu vaccine should be made freely available to every Canadian resident, including adults and children.

17) There should be adequate amounts of antiviral medications provided to every Canadian

22) Wealthy countries like Canada should provide international assistance to help poorer countries prepare for a pandemic, even if that reduces the resources available to Canadians

24) Countries should have the right to close their orders to travelers coming from areas where outbreaks have occurred, even when the travelers are the own citizens.

25) International authorities should advise against travel to outbreak areas to stop a pandemic from spreading, even when this results in serious economic losses

27) Because during a pandemic, key personnel, like first responders, may be overwhelmed by the catastrophe, a plan should be developed to enable members of the public to play a role in maintaining order and offering services in some cases with proper training.

28a) How would you like risks to be communicated to you - By radio?

28b) During a pandemic, it will be likely to communicate important health risks to the public. How would you like risks to be communicated to you - By TV?

28c). How would you like risks to be communicated to you - By internet?

28d) How would you like risks to be communicated to you - By telephone?

29) What risks would you like information about - Where the epidemic is most active?

30). What risks would you like information about - Risk of death

31) What risks would you like information about - Risk of infection

32) Disobeying a quarantine order is most like which of the four following alternatives?