Serious Adverse Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccine
Ross Francis made this Official Information request to University of Otago
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From: Ross Francis
Dear University of Otago,
The Ministry of Health publishes information about the 10 most frequent adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine but doesn’t appear to publish any information about the 10 most severe adverse reactions.
What are the 10 severest reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine (excluding death) in New Zealand?
How many reports have there been of each of the 10 severest reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine (excluding death) in New Zealand?
Does CARM keep records of each individual severe reaction to the vaccine? If so, where is such information published?
Are vaccine recipients provided with any information about the 10 severest reactions before they are vaccinated?
Yours faithfully,
Ross Francis
From: Manager Policy and Compliance
University of Otago
Kia ora Ross
We refer to you information request dated 21 May 2021 made under the Official Information Act (Act).
As the information you have requested is believed to be held by, and more closely related to the functions of the Ministry of Health, we are transferring your request in full to that agency for response, in accordance with section 14(b) of the Act.
The Ministry of Health holds all the information relating to Covid-19 vaccinations and the database is with them. Information regarding the number of vaccinations being administered and a summary of adverse events is being collated and published by the Ministry of Health on a weekly basis.
The link to this information is
https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...
The weekly updates of the adverse events is at the bottom of this webpage.
All cases of Adverse Events which are being reported via the CARM online system are being held in a Ministry of Health Covid-19 database along with the cases reported via the Vaccination Centres. These cases are being collated by the Ministry of Health Covid-19 team.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions in relation to this response.
We note your right to seek a review of this decision via a complaint to an Ombudsman.
Ngâ mihi
Mayhaka
Mayhaka Mendis • Manager, Policy and Compliance, Office of the Registrar • Deputy Privacy Officer • Te Whare Wânanga o Ôtâkou, University of Otago • P.O Box 56, Dunedin • Tel +64 3 479 8993
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From: Ross Francis <[FOI #15522 email]>
Sent: Friday, 21 May 2021 7:29 am
To: University of Otago Registrar <[University of Otago request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Serious Adverse Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccine
Dear University of Otago,
The Ministry of Health publishes information about the 10 most frequent adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine but doesn’t appear to publish any information about the 10 most severe adverse reactions.
What are the 10 severest reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine (excluding death) in New Zealand?
How many reports have there been of each of the 10 severest reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine (excluding death) in New Zealand?
Does CARM keep records of each individual severe reaction to the vaccine? If so, where is such information published?
Are vaccine recipients provided with any information about the 10 severest reactions before they are vaccinated?
Yours faithfully,
Ross Francis
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Kia ora
Thank you for your request for official information received on 27 MAY
2021 for:
1. What are the 10 severest reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine (excluding
death) in New Zealand?
2. How many reports have there been of each of the 10 severest reactions
to the COVID-19 vaccine (excluding death) in New Zealand?
3. Does CARM keep records of each individual severe reaction to the
vaccine? If so, where is such information published?
4. Are vaccine recipients provided with any information about the 10
severest reactions before they are vaccinated?
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