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Nik Wakelin
By email:
[FYI request #14893 email]
Ref:
H202102685
Dear Nik Wakelin
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of
Health (the Ministry) on 9 March 2021 for:
“I'd like to know an up to date total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in
New Zealand please.
It would be great if additionally a daily total could be provided”
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose administrative data as at 10 March 2021 11:59pm, is outlined in
Table One at ached overleaf. This information was extracted on 18 March 2021. Due to the
nature of data collection, values are subject to change as updates are made.
As updates on the Pfizer COVID-19 rollout become available, they wil be made publicly
available at:
www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-
coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines.
I trust this information fulfils your request. Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to
ask the Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may
be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by cal ing 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Ministry website at:
www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-official-
information-act-requests.
Yours sincerely
Steve Guiney
Group Manager, COVID-19 Strategic Operations
COVID-19 Health System Response
Table One: Daily Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine dose administered
in New Zealand between 19 February 2021 to 9 March 2021
Date administered
Number of doses administered
19/02/2021
29
20/02/2021
65
21/02/2021
69
22/02/2021
448
23/02/2021
358
24/02/2021
815
25/02/2021
1098
26/02/2021
1609
27/02/2021
1341
28/02/2021
882
1/03/2021
1407
2/03/2021
1483
3/03/2021
1978
4/03/2021
1628
5/03/2021
1269
6/03/2021
603
7/03/2021
512
8/03/2021
1069
9/03/2021
1422
Total
18085
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