Eight Point Pandemic Pivot Plan

Below is a recommended eight point pandemic pivot plan based on sound emergency management practice.

A Written Published Plan in a Pandemic
Enact Pandemic Plan – Accomplishing the Goal of Controlling the Spread of Contagion
Protect Critical Infrastructure – Goal 2
Create a Public Communications Plan
Create Province-Wide Confidence
Schools & Daycares Remain Open
Get Our Province Back to Work – Goal 3
Expedite Vaccination Program

1. A Written Published Plan in a Pandemic

The purpose in writing Provincial Pandemic Plans in advance (see Resources page for details) is to ensure the Government could rapidly advise the public of the scope of the new hazard, and publicly issue a complete written plan to address it.
The public can see the entire plan, see the phases of the plan, and all steps that will be taken.
The public then understands their role in the plan.
The response to the pandemic would then be coherent.
Due diligence is met, if Public Emergency is declared
To date this has not happened

2. Enact Pandemic Plan – Accomplishing the Goal of Controlling the Spread of Contagion

Vigorously enact the Pandemic Plan to protect our most vulnerable (those over age 70 and those aged 60-69 with multiple co-morbidities

3. Protect Critical Infrastructure – Goal 2

Ensure all critical infrastructure (including but not limited to hospitals) is ready for people who get sick and who need to take sick days
Stop quarantining healthy people
Build and segregate an appropriate number of ICU and hospital beds to handle any surge, without interrupting other healthcare

4. Create a Public Communications Plan

Remove the fear campaign from the media and promote positive messaging.
This needs a PLAN and will not be easy.
Governments’ daily facts must be given with context and denominators.
- Comparisons to other life risks
- Who actually is at most risk
- Our total Health capacity vs Covid needs

5. Create Province-Wide Confidence

End all talk of future lock downs and explain why
Citizens will have confidence that their Government has a sustainable, long-term plan which will ensure minimum damage to Ontario both in terms of loss of life and other possible dangerous impacts
Confidence vs Fear – Unintended consequences of fear

6. Schools & Daycares Remain Open

Guarantee to keep schools and day cares open, with relaxed social distancing.
Communicate to public: only 2 deaths under 20 years of age in Ontario (CFR 0.005%)
Critical Importance of development of our youth both socially and intellectually

7. Get Our Province Back to Work – Goal 3

Everyone under 65 years without pre-existing compromised immune systems, who can and want to work, can return to work.
Communicate to public: 270 deaths under 60 in Ontario (CFR 0.12%)
Nearly all under 65 years old who are healthy and catch Covid recover at home

8. Expedite Vaccination Program