Kia ora

 

Thank you for your request for official information received 17 May 2021
for:

 

“I would like any recent (since 1 March) discussion, plans or other
information, related to the possibility of waiving MIQ requirements for
vaccinated individuals now or in the future.”

 

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202106041.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982 we will endeavour to
respond to your request no later than 15 June 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.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

 

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [1][email address]

 

 

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Kia ora Ben,

 

Please find attached a response to your official information act request

 

Ngā mihi 

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [1][email address]

 

 

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Kia ora Ben

Thank you for your email.

The duration of MIQ is based initially on the overall infectious period. We haven’t observed a significant change in that from variants nor on evidence coming through on vaccinated individuals at this point.

These are factors that we are constantly monitoring, with regular updates such as the Variant of Concern Update which is publicly available at: https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise....

The absence of information means that there is not a decision document that would be released as within the scope of this request.

Ngā mihi

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

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Moore <[FOI #15481 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 15 June 2021 8:27 pm
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your official information act request (ref. H202106041)

Dear OIA Services,

Thank you very much for your reply, much appreciated.

Just one quick point of clarification, in your response, you mention that "there is not enough evidence about the efficacyof vaccinations on preventing the transmssion of COVID-19... to consider altering isolation requirements."

How has this concusion been arrived at? It seems to me that any such review or consideration of evidence (or a decision not to) would be within the remit of the information I have requestsed.

Yours sincerely,

Ben Moore

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Kia ora Ben,

 

Please find attached a response to your official information act request

 

Ngā mihi 

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [1][email address]

 

 

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