COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Reactions - Reporter breakdown
Maxwell made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
The request was refused by Ministry of Health.
From: Maxwell
Dear Ministry of Health,
I write as a New Zealand citizen.
Can you please provide the latest available data for all received Covid-19 Vaccine Adverse Reactions reports, summarised as follows:
- Total count of each reporter type, ie. Member of the public, Medical Professional and Other.
- List of all unique values entered under Other.
- For Medical Professionals, a total count of each subtype, ie. General Practitioner, Nurse, Pharmacist or Other.
- List of all unique values entered under Medical Professional with an Other subtype.
Yours faithfully,
Maxwell
From: OIA Requests
Kia ora,
Thank you for your Official Information Act (the Act) request. This is
an automatic reply to let you know we received it.
Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. We
will endeavour to acknowledge your request as soon as possible. Further
information about COVID-19 can be found on our
website: [1]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...
In accordance with the Act, we'll let you know our decision within no more
than 20 working days. If you'd like to calculate the timeframe, you can
use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [2]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
If you have any questions while we're processing your request, please let
us know via [3][email address]
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[4]Ministry of Health information releases
[5]Unite against COVID-19
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From: OIA Requests
Kia ora Maxwell,
Thank you for your email.
The information you are seeking can be found in the weekly reports
summarising the number and type of adverse events following immunisation
(AEFI). This can be found
here: [1]https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/vac....
Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[3]Ministry of Health information releases
[4]Unite against COVID-19
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From: Maxwell <[FOI #17431 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 2 November 2021 22:11
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Reactions
- Reporter breakdown
Dear Ministry of Health,
I write as a New Zealand citizen.
Can you please provide the latest available data for all received Covid-19
Vaccine Adverse Reactions reports, summarised as follows:
- Total count of each reporter type, ie. Member of the public, Medical
Professional and Other.
- List of all unique values entered under Other.
- For Medical Professionals, a total count of each subtype, ie. General
Practitioner, Nurse, Pharmacist or Other.
- List of all unique values entered under Medical Professional with an
Other subtype.
Yours faithfully,
Maxwell
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From: Maxwell
Dear OIA Requests,
Thank you for the prompt response, however I think you have misread my request. I am asking for a breakdown of the reporter types, i.e. the nature of the person who submits an AEFI event report. This data is not supplied in the weekly reports.
To be clear, when a person submits a report, the first screen they are asked to populate is their reporter type, i.e.
- Member of the public
- Medical Professional
- Other.
I am requesting this specific data in the following format:
- Total count of each reporter type, ie. Member of the public, Medical
Professional and Other.
- List of all unique values entered under Other.
- For Medical Professionals, a total count of each subtype, ie. General
Practitioner, Nurse, Pharmacist or Other.
- List of all unique values entered under Medical Professional with an
Other subtype.
I hope this clarifies the request and I look forward to your response.
Yours sincerely,
Maxwell
From: OIA Requests
Kia ora Maxwell,
Thank you for your follow up email. This information is available in the
link provided.
- Total count of each reporter type, ie. Member of the public,
Medical Professional and Other.
This is in each report if you click on the link for example, the latest
report: [1]https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/saf....
- List of all unique values entered under Other.
Please refer to the excel spreadsheet attached to the report.
- For Medical Professionals, a total count of each subtype, ie.
General Practitioner, Nurse, Pharmacist or Other.
This is provided in the AEFI report.
- List of all unique values entered under Medical Professional with
an Other subtype.
Please refer to the excel spreadsheet attached to the report.
Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[3]Ministry of Health information releases
[4]Unite against COVID-19
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From: Maxwell <[FYI request #17431 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 3 November 2021 17:24
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your correspondence 2 November 2021
Dear OIA Requests,
Thank you for the prompt response, however I think you have misread my
request. I am asking for a breakdown of the reporter types, i.e. the
nature of the person who submits an AEFI event report. This data is not
supplied in the weekly reports.
To be clear, when a person submits a report, the first screen they are
asked to populate is their reporter type, i.e.
- Member of the public
- Medical Professional
- Other.
I am requesting this specific data in the following format:
- Total count of each reporter type, ie. Member of the public, Medical
Professional and Other.
- List of all unique values entered under Other.
- For Medical Professionals, a total count of each subtype, ie. General
Practitioner, Nurse, Pharmacist or Other.
- List of all unique values entered under Medical Professional with an
Other subtype.
I hope this clarifies the request and I look forward to your response.
Yours sincerely,
Maxwell
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From: Maxwell
Dear OIA Requests,
Thank you for your response. Having downloaded the respective AEFI-line-listing.xlsm file for a few different reports. The requested data is not available.
The exported data supplied is in the following format:
+----------------------+-------------------------+------------------------+------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| AEFI Case number | First reported date | Ten year age group | Gender | Dose number | Preferred term |
+----------------------+-------------------------+------------------------+------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| AEFI-A-000000 | Feb,21 | 20 to 29 | Female | 1 | Dizziness (10013573) |
+----------------------+-------------------------+------------------------+------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
Please update the spreadsheets to include the requested information in the XLSM files or reply with the information directly.
Yours sincerely,
Maxwell
From: OIA Requests
Kia ora Maxwell,
Thank you for your follow up email.
While the Act allows New Zealanders to ask for information from Ministers
and government agencies, there is no requirement for agencies to create
new information. The information you have requested is not part of the
standard reporting process for any adverse reaction or effect (whether it
is Comirnaty or any other vaccine or medicine) and would have to be
created. This request is therefore refused under section 18(g) of the Act
on the grounds that the information sought is not held by the
Ministry. The Ministry, however, is satisfied that publishing aggregated
data in the spreadsheet and providing the reported AEFIs by reporter type
in the front page of the safety reports meets its obligations under
section 12 of the Act.
Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted
by email at: [1][email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Nick Allan
Manager, OIA Services
Office of the Director-General
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From: Maxwell <[FOI #17431 email]>
Sent: Friday, 5 November 2021 11:13
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your correspondence 2 November 2021
Dear OIA Requests,
Thank you for your response. Having downloaded the respective
AEFI-line-listing.xlsm file for a few different reports. The requested
data is not available.
The exported data supplied is in the following format:
+----------------------+-------------------------+------------------------+------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| AEFI Case number | First reported date | Ten year age group |
Gender | Dose number | Preferred term |
+----------------------+-------------------------+------------------------+------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
| AEFI-A-000000 | Feb,21 | 20 to
29 | Female | 1 |
Dizziness (10013573) |
+----------------------+-------------------------+------------------------+------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
Please update the spreadsheets to include the requested information in the
XLSM files or reply with the information directly.
Yours sincerely,
Maxwell
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From: Maxwell
Dear OIA Requests,
Thank you for the response. In the reason for refusal, it states:
"This request is therefore refused under section 18(g) of the Act on the grounds that the information sought is not held by the Ministry."
I would point out that the requested data is the FIRST piece of mandatory information required to be completed when reporting a Covid-19 Vaccine adverse reaction via the Ministry of Health's own online submission form (Source: https://report.vaccine.covid19.govt.nz/s/) where it states:
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Please select which option best describes who you are.
- Member of the public
- Health professional
- Other
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If this data is not held by the Ministry of Health after submission through it's own online reporting tool, can you please reply with which Ministry or related agency is responsible for storing this data so that I can make the necessary request forthwith.
Yours sincerely,
Maxwell
From: OIA Requests
Kia ora,
Thank you for your Official Information Act (the Act) request. This is
an automatic reply to let you know we received it.
Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. We
will endeavour to acknowledge your request as soon as possible. Further
information about COVID-19 can be found on our
website: [1]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...
In accordance with the Act, we'll let you know our decision within no more
than 20 working days. If you'd like to calculate the timeframe, you can
use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [2]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
If you have any questions while we're processing your request, please let
us know via [3][email address]
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[4]Ministry of Health information releases
[5]Unite against COVID-19
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References
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2. http://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&a...
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4. https://www.health.govt.nz/about-ministr...
5. https://covid19.govt.nz/
From: OIA Requests
Kia ora Maxwell,
Thank you for your follow up email. As you have been advised, there
is there is no requirement for agencies to create new information. The
information you have requested is not part of the standard reporting
process for any adverse reaction or effect (whether it is Comirnaty or any
other vaccine or medicine) and would have to be created.
You have the right, under section 28(3) of the Act to review any decisions
made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email
at: [1][email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[2]Ministry of Health information releases
[3]Unite against COVID-19
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From: Maxwell <[FOI #17431 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 11 November 2021 14:42
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your correspondence 2 November 2021
Dear OIA Requests,
Thank you for the response. In the reason for refusal, it states:
"This request is therefore refused under section 18(g) of the Act on the
grounds that the information sought is not held by the Ministry."
I would point out that the requested data is the FIRST piece of mandatory
information required to be completed when reporting a Covid-19 Vaccine
adverse reaction via the Ministry of Health's own online submission form
(Source:
[4]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...
where it states:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please select which option best describes who you are.
- Member of the public
- Health professional
- Other
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
If this data is not held by the Ministry of Health after submission
through it's own online reporting tool, can you please reply with which
Ministry or related agency is responsible for storing this data so that I
can make the necessary request forthwith.
Yours sincerely,
Maxwell
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