Definition of Covid19 vaccinated vs. unvaccinated
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From: Robin Benson
Dear Ministry of Health,
This is an official request for information pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982 (Act).
Please provide definitions or other determinative factors of Covid19 vaccinated vs unvaccinated that are used and will be used in NZ to differentiate between these.
I confirm that I meet the requirements of the Act in making this request.
Should you require evidence concerning my meeting requirements pursuant to section 12 of the Act please respond without delay outlining:
(a) evidence you require and an email address to which such information can be sent, and
(b) the genuine and reasonable grounds for requiring such evidence.
Yours faithfully,
Robin Benson
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Kia ora Robin
Thank you for your request for official information received on 27
September 2021 for:
"Please provide definitions or other determinative factors of Covid19
vaccinated vs unvaccinated that are used and will be used in NZ to
differentiate between these."
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From: Robin Benson <[FOI #16894 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 26 September 2021 08:02
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Definition of Covid19 vaccinated
vs. unvaccinated
Dear Ministry of Health,
This is an official request for information pursuant to the Official
Information Act 1982 (Act).
Please provide definitions or other determinative factors of Covid19
vaccinated vs unvaccinated that are used and will be used in NZ to
differentiate between these.
I confirm that I meet the requirements of the Act in making this request.
Should you require evidence concerning my meeting requirements pursuant to
section 12 of the Act please respond without delay outlining:
(a) evidence you require and an email address to which such information
can be sent, and
(b) the genuine and reasonable grounds for requiring such evidence.
Yours faithfully,
Robin Benson
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From: Robin Benson
Dear OIA Requests,
Thank you for the response.
I would appreciate further clarification.
In some jurisdictions a person receiving a vaccine is not considered to have been vaccinated until a period following the vaccination event has elapsed. For example in the context of Covid19 vaccines this may be a period of two weeks before which the status of "vaccinated" does not apply.
In terms of your response is any such period of time part of the New Zealand unvaccinated/vaccinated definition as used in NZ public health system and/or the CARM reporting database?
Yours sincerely,
Robin Benson
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