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Tēnā koe Sebastian
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of
Health (the Ministry) on 17 January 2022 for:
“1) COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group
2) COVID-19 Vaccine Technical Advisory Group
I would like to request copies of
1) All meeting minutes
2) All reports or advice they have produced and submitted to any minister
dated since the beginning of August 2021 for CTAG and since 2 November 2021 for
CVTAG.”
Please find attached all COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group and COVID-19 Vaccine Technical
Advisory Group meeting minutes and advice for the time periods requested. The documents are
itemised in Appendix 1, Appendix 2 and Appendix 3. A decision on the release is outlined in
each document.
I trust this information fulfils your request. Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to
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Gill Hall
Group Manger, Science & Insights
COVID-19 Health System Response
Appendix 1: List of documents: CV TAG Memos for release
#
Date
Document details
Decision on release
1
4 August 2021
Memo: Priority groups for vaccination
Released in full.
among 12–15-year-olds: COVID-19
Vaccine Technical Advisory Group (CV
TAG) recommendations on the use of the
Pfizer vaccine
2
20 August 2021
Memo: The use of COVID-19 vaccines
during an outbreak: COVID-19 Vaccine
Technical Advisory Group (CV TAG)
recommendations for prioritisation of first
doses nationwide
3
27 August 2021
Memo: Coadministration of the COVID-19
vaccine with other vaccines, including the
MMR and influenza vaccines: COVID-19
Vaccine Technical Advisory Group (CV
TAG) recommendations
4
6 September
Memo: Guidance for the potential use of an
2021
extension/third dose in the context of a
missed vaccination incident
5
6 September
Memo: COVID-19 vaccine recognised for
2021
work at the Aotearoa New Zealand Border
6
21 September
Memo: Additional Pfizer mRNA COVID-19
2021
Vaccine dose in the immunocompromised:
COVID-19 Vaccine Technical Advisory
Group (CV TAG) recommendations
7
29 September
Memo: COVID-19 vaccines for arrivals to
2021
Aotearoa New Zealand: COVID-19 Vaccine
Technical Advisory Group (CV TAG)
Recommendations
8
1 October 2021 Memo: COVID-19 vaccines for arrivals to
Aotearoa New Zealand: COVID-19 Vaccine
Technical Advisory Group (CV TAG)
Recommendations
9
27 October 2021 Memo: Decision to use the AstraZeneca
COVID-19 vaccine: COVID-19 Vaccine
Technical Advisory Group (CV TAG)
recommendations
10
3 November
Memo: Temporary Medical Exemptions for
2021
the COVID-19 Vaccine: COVID-19 Vaccine
Technical Advisory Group (CV TAG)
recommendations
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Appendix 2: List of documents: CVTAG Minutes
#
Date
Document details
Decision on release
1
3 August 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Technical Advisory Released with some
Group Minutes
information withheld
under section 9(2)(k) of
2
17 August 2021
the Act to prevent the
disclosure or use of
3
31 August 2021
official information for
improper gain or
4
7 September 2021
advantage.
5
14 September 2021
6
21 September 2021
7
5 October 2021
8
19 October 2021
9
2 November 2021
Appendix 3: List of documents: CTAG Minutes
#
Date
Document details
Decision on release
1
20 August 2021
COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group
Released with some
Minutes
information withheld
under section 9(2)(k) of
the Act to prevent the
2
17 September 2021
disclosure or use of
official information for
3
22 October 2021
improper gain or
advantage.
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