Definition of Covid-19 vaccine "misinformation" and organizations tasked with addressing it
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From: anna goodwin
Dear Health Research Council of New Zealand,
Health Minister Andrew Little announced today that your organization has appropriated $42 million NZD to fund 36 projects directed at addressing "misinformation" related to the Covid-19 jab resulting in "vaccine hesitancy" by the NZ public. Please provide the following information for the sake of the public interest and government transparency:
1. What is the definition of "Covid-19 misinformation" for the purposes of the allotment of funding to address this problem? Are there uniform criteria being applied between and among the 36 separate projects designed to end this problem?
2. What is the source of the $42 million NZD? If this has come from the NZ government please provide proceedings and discuss any opportunities for public discourse related to the appropriation of these funds.
3. The names of each of the 36 individual projects, titles, or organizations and the specific amount of funding granted to each entity.
4. Procedures followed by the funded entities to obtain this funding, any public notice put forth for the equal opportunity for organizations to apply for this funding, and the total number of applications put forth for this specific funding.
5. Selection criteria employed for determining who would be granted funding by the HRC for these projects.
6. Names of the individuals and any declarations of interest of those serving as decision makers related to the allocation of the $42 million for these 36 individual projects.
Yours faithfully,
anna goodwin
From: Lon, Lana
Health Research Council of New Zealand
Kia ora Anna
Please find attached the acknowledgement letter to your OIA request.
Ngā mihi
[1][IMG][2]A close up of Lana Lon
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Health Research Council of New Zealand
Te Kaunihera Rangahau Hauora o Aotearoa
PO Box 5541, Victoria Street West, Auckland, New
Zealand 1142
DDI: 64 9 303 5221
Email: [3][email address] | [4]www.hrc.govt.nz
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From: anna goodwin <[5][FOI #16210 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 27 July 2021 12:24 pm
To: info <[6][HRC request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Definition of Covid-19 vaccine
"misinformation" and organizations tasked with addressing it
Dear Health Research Council of New Zealand,
Health Minister Andrew Little announced today that your organization has
appropriated $42 million NZD to fund 36 projects directed at addressing
"misinformation" related to the Covid-19 jab resulting in "vaccine
hesitancy" by the NZ public. Please provide the following information for
the sake of the public interest and government transparency:
1. What is the definition of "Covid-19 misinformation" for the purposes of
the allotment of funding to address this problem? Are there uniform
criteria being applied between and among the 36 separate projects designed
to end this problem?
2. What is the source of the $42 million NZD? If this has come from the NZ
government please provide proceedings and discuss any opportunities for
public discourse related to the appropriation of these funds.
3. The names of each of the 36 individual projects, titles, or
organizations and the specific amount of funding granted to each entity.
4. Procedures followed by the funded entities to obtain this funding, any
public notice put forth for the equal opportunity for organizations to
apply for this funding, and the total number of applications put forth for
this specific funding.
5. Selection criteria employed for determining who would be granted
funding by the HRC for these projects.
6. Names of the individuals and any declarations of interest of those
serving as decision makers related to the allocation of the $42 million
for these 36 individual projects.
Yours faithfully,
anna goodwin
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From: Lon, Lana
Health Research Council of New Zealand
Kia ora Anna
Please find attached our response to your OIA request.
Ngā mihi
[1][IMG][2]A close up of Lana Lon
a sign Description
automatically generated Project Manager Ethics
Health Research Council of New Zealand
Te Kaunihera Rangahau Hauora o Aotearoa
PO Box 5541, Victoria Street West, Auckland, New
Zealand 1142
DDI: 64 9 303 5221
Email: [3][email address] | [4]www.hrc.govt.nz
From: Lon, Lana
Sent: Thursday, 29 July 2021 6:20 pm
To: [FOI #16210 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Definition of Covid-19 vaccine
"misinformation" and organizations tasked with addressing it
Kia ora Anna
Please find attached the acknowledgement letter to your OIA request.
Ngā mihi
[5][IMG][6]A close up of Lana Lon
a sign Description
automatically generated Project Manager Ethics
Health Research Council of New Zealand
Te Kaunihera Rangahau Hauora o Aotearoa
PO Box 5541, Victoria Street West, Auckland, New
Zealand 1142
DDI: 64 9 303 5221
Email: [7][email address] | [8]www.hrc.govt.nz
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From: anna goodwin <[9][FOI #16210 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 27 July 2021 12:24 pm
To: info <[10][HRC request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Definition of Covid-19 vaccine
"misinformation" and organizations tasked with addressing it
Dear Health Research Council of New Zealand,
Health Minister Andrew Little announced today that your organization has
appropriated $42 million NZD to fund 36 projects directed at addressing
"misinformation" related to the Covid-19 jab resulting in "vaccine
hesitancy" by the NZ public. Please provide the following information for
the sake of the public interest and government transparency:
1. What is the definition of "Covid-19 misinformation" for the purposes of
the allotment of funding to address this problem? Are there uniform
criteria being applied between and among the 36 separate projects designed
to end this problem?
2. What is the source of the $42 million NZD? If this has come from the NZ
government please provide proceedings and discuss any opportunities for
public discourse related to the appropriation of these funds.
3. The names of each of the 36 individual projects, titles, or
organizations and the specific amount of funding granted to each entity.
4. Procedures followed by the funded entities to obtain this funding, any
public notice put forth for the equal opportunity for organizations to
apply for this funding, and the total number of applications put forth for
this specific funding.
5. Selection criteria employed for determining who would be granted
funding by the HRC for these projects.
6. Names of the individuals and any declarations of interest of those
serving as decision makers related to the allocation of the $42 million
for these 36 individual projects.
Yours faithfully,
anna goodwin
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