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From: Matt Shepherd <[FOI #17252 email]>
Sent: Monday, 18 October 2021 18:39
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Provisional approval for
'Comirnaty' Pfizer Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine

 

Dear Ministry of Health,

The Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA Pfizer vaccine is listed on the Medsafe
website as having current approval under Section 23 of the Medicines Act.

Section 23 of the Medicines Act allows for the Minister to give
provisional consent to the sale or supply or use of a new medicine where
he is of the opinion that it is desirable that the medicine be sold,
supplied, or used on a restricted basis for the treatment of a limited
number of patients.

As Section 23 of the Medicines Act does not allow for this new vaccine to
be used by the entire population of New Zealand, please provide the
following information:

What is the limited number of patients who can receive treatment with this
medicine while it is under the status of 'provisionally approved'?

To Clarify, I want to know the SPECIFIC number value that represents the
"limited number of patients who can receive treatment with this medicine
while it is under the status of 'provisionally approved'"

Yours faithfully,

Matt Shepherd

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