133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
12 May 2021
Paul Jones
By email:
[FYI request #15329 email]
Ref:
H202105235
Dear Paul Jones
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) 3 May 2021 for:
“Would you please provide documentation the Ministry of Health or its related
organisations have on the topic of "Self Spreading Vaccines"?
As vaccination in New Zealand requires completion of "consent" forms. Please
outline if this self spreading vaccination technology is legal to use in New Zealand.
Furthermore what assurances have you received from Pfizer that their mRNA
COVID-19 vaccination does not contain "self spreading" technology?
What assurances have you received from Pfizer that their mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
does not shed from vaccinated persons, whether that is the mRNA or spike proteins
produced?”
The Ministry of Health (the Ministry) does not hold any information within the scope of your
request. As such your request for this information is refused under section 18(e) of the Act.
Information regarding vaccines is publicly available at:
•
www.health.govt.nz/our-work/immunisation-handbook-2020/5-coronavirus-disease-
covid-19.
•
www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-
19-vaccines/covid-19-types-vaccines/covid-19-pfizer-vaccine#how.
•
www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-
19-vaccines/covid-19-get ing-vaccine.
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 calling 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
Nick Allan
Manager OIA Services
Office of the Director-General
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