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Maxwell
By email: [FYI request #17449 email]
Ref:
H202200175
Tēnā koe Maxwell
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) received by the
Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 12 January 2022 as a follow up to your previous requests
released to you on 12 January 2022 under refs: H202114851, H202115506 and H202116404.
You requested:
“The allocation of each vaccine batch identifier ‘by each DHB in NZ and for each official
vaccination centre within that DHBs district held by the Ministry or any related agencies.’”
The Ministry is releasing this to you in Appendix 1 attached to this response. Please note, this
document includes information on the distribution of all batch numbers of the Comirnaty vaccine
that have been received by New Zealand up to and including 27 April 2022. Information relating
to AstraZeneca vaccine batches was already provided to in response to your previous requests
H202114851, H202115506 and H202116404.
I trust this fulfils your request. 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:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Ministry of Health website at:
www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases
Nāku noa, nā
Astrid Koornneef
Director
National Immunisation Programme