Protocol to fully inform covid vaccine recipients

Barbara Berkett made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

Response to this request is long overdue. By law Ministry of Health should have responded by now (details and exceptions). The requester can complain to the Ombudsman.

From: Barbara Berkett

Dear Ministry of Health,

Regarding the Code of Rights which is upheld in NZ and specifically the right to be fully informed when receiving medical treatment i am requesting to see what documents and information Healthcare workers are being trained in and to pass on to prospective covid vaccine recipients.
I would also like to know if they are trained to inform people how and where they can report any adverse reactions they may have to covid vaccines. And also in being fully informed are they also informed of how many other countries have either refused to allow the covid vaccines to be used or discontinued their use and why.
Also I wd like to know what responsibility and accountability is taken by the ministry of health if healthworkers are not trained to fully inform covid vaccine recipients.....especially since the vaccine companies themselves have claimed no liability for adverse effects or even death of covid vaccine recipients.
Yours faithfully,

Barbara Berkett

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Kia ora

 

Thank you for your request for official information received on 20 March
2021 for:

 

"Regarding the Code of Rights which is upheld in NZ and specifically the
right to be fully informed when receiving medical treatment i am
requesting to see what documents and information Healthcare workers are
being trained in and to pass on to prospective covid vaccine recipients.

I would also like to know if they are trained to inform people how and
where they can report any adverse reactions they may have to covid
vaccines. And also in being fully informed are they also informed of how
many other countries have either refused to allow the covid vaccines to be
used or discontinued their use and why.
Also I wd like to know what responsibility and accountability is taken by
the ministry of health if healthworkers are not trained to fully inform
covid vaccine recipients.....especially since the vaccine companies
themselves have claimed no liability for adverse effects or even death of
covid vaccine recipients"

 

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202103246.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 21 April 2021, being 20
working days after the day your request was received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [email address]

 

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Thank you for your request for official information, received on 22 March
2021 requesting:
"Regarding the Code of Rights which is upheld in NZ and specifically the
right to be fully informed when receiving medical treatment i am
requesting to see what documents and information Healthcare workers are
being trained in and to pass on to prospective covid vaccine recipients.
I would also like to know if they are trained to inform people how and
where they can report any adverse reactions they may have to covid
vaccines. And also in being fully informed are they also informed of how
many other countries have either refused to allow the covid vaccines to be
used or discontinued their use and why.
Also I wd like to know what responsibility and accountability is taken by
the ministry of health if healthworkers are not trained to fully inform
covid vaccine recipients.....especially since the vaccine companies
themselves have claimed no liability for adverse effects or even death of
covid vaccine recipients."
The Ministry of Health has decided to extend the period of time available
to respond to your request under section 15A of the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act) as further consultation is required.

You can now expect a response to your request on, or before, 21 May 2021.
You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request.

Ngā mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.

Ngā mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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Jim Capo left an annotation ()

The Informed Consent and Pfizer Comirnaty information forms from Medsafe have not been updated as of 27 July 2021 for the Myocarditis adverse reaction. FDA's Comirnaty recipient information was updated on 25 June:
https://www.fda.gov/media/144414/download

WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF THE PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE?.... Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the lining outside the heart) have occurred in some people who have received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. In most of these people, symptoms began within a few days following receipt of the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. The chance of having this occur is very low. You should seek medical attention right away if you have any of the following symptoms after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine:
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath
• Feelings of having a fast-beating, fluttering, or pounding heart

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