medsafe conditional approval of Pfizer vaccine interim reports
Tracy Livingston made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Tracy Livingston
Dear Ministry of Health,
There were 58 conditions on the conditional approval of the Pfizer vaccine for NZ. These included requests for interim reports as follows:
5. Any homology between translated proteins (other than the intended spike protein) and human proteins that may, due to molecular mimicry, potentially cause an autoimmune process should be evaluated. Due date: July 2021. Interim report: March 2021.
.
DNA, lipid and elemental impurities. Due dates: July 2021; July 2021, Interim: March 2021; July 2021.
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28. The in-house controls applied to the raw materials and solvents used should also be detailed, as should the control of any potentially genotoxic contaminants. Due date: July 2021, Interim: February 2021.
Since it is now mid-April I presume Medsafe has those reports. Since New Zealanders lives and health is at stake, I would like copies of those three interim reports, and any others that Medsafe requested, at your earliest convenience.
Yours faithfully,
Tracy Livingston
Ministry of Health
Kia ora
Thank you for your request for official information received on 15 April
2021 for:
There were 58 conditions on the conditional approval of the Pfizer vaccine
for NZ. These included requests for interim reports as follows:
5. Any homology between translated proteins (other than the intended spike
protein) and human proteins that may, due to molecular mimicry,
potentially cause an autoimmune process should be evaluated. Due date:
July 2021. Interim report: March 2021.
.
DNA, lipid and elemental impurities. Due dates: July 2021; July 2021,
Interim: March 2021; July 2021.
.
28. The in-house controls applied to the raw materials and solvents used
should also be detailed, as should the control of any potentially
genotoxic contaminants. Due date: July 2021, Interim: February 2021.
Since it is now mid-April I presume Medsafe has those reports. Since New
Zealanders lives and health is at stake, I would like copies of those
three interim reports, and any others that Medsafe requested, at your
earliest convenience.
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From: Tracy Livingston
Dear Chris James
Where are those medsafe conditional approval of Pfizer vaccine interim reports as promised - I can't find them easily.
Yours sincerely,
tracy
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Kia ora Tracy,
Thank you for your follow up email.
Medsafe have not received 'interim reports', these dates were for Pfizer
to advise Medsafe of their progress. As you were advised, all reports
received from Pfizer to address the conditions are withheld in full under
the following sections of the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
* Section 9(2)(b)(ii) as its release would likely unreasonably prejudice
the commercial position of the person who supplied the information.
* Section 9(2)(ba)(ii) to protect information that is subject to an
obligation of confidence and making it available would likely damage
the public interest.
Please refer to the following link for an
update: [1]https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/ne...
and: [2]https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/sta...
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From: Tracy Livingston <[FOI #15191 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 14 November 2021 17:47
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your request for official information
(H202104571)
Dear Chris James
Where are those medsafe conditional approval of Pfizer vaccine interim
reports as promised - I can't find them easily.
Yours sincerely,
tracy
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From: Tracy Livingston
Dear OIA Requests,
Regarding your reply to my request begs further questions as follows
re: 1) "obligation of confidence" - please explain how could releasing this information could 'damage the public interest'?
2) Why would releasing Pfizers reports addressing the conditions "unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied the information"? Surely not supplying the data means that we assume that there is something to hide? In which case surely, men and women and children of this state who want this injection have a right to check the reports advising Medsafe "addressing the conditions" for full informed consent which I believe is required under the Health and Disability Commission Act?
thank you for your time, Tracy
"Medsafe have not received 'interim reports', these dates were for Pfizer
to advise Medsafe of their progress. As you were advised, all reports
received from Pfizer to address the conditions are withheld in full under
the following sections of the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
* Section 9(2)(b)(ii) as its release would likely unreasonably prejudice
the commercial position of the person who supplied the information.
* Section 9(2)(ba)(ii) to protect information that is subject to an
obligation of confidence and making it available would likely damage
the public interest. "
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Kia ora Tracy,
Thank you for your follow up request for official information. The
reference number for your request is: H2022017466.
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R Bailey left an annotation ()
"Prejudice that is warranted or justified may not be unreasonable"
send it to the ombudsman. This is likely to reasonably predjudice pfizers commercial position.
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Kia ora Tracy,
Please find attached a response to your request for information.
Ngā mihi
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Virginia Crawford left an annotation ()
This is a standard response from Medsafe when they don't want to reveal critical information, which might attract criticism. I suggest you refer this to the Ombudsman.
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