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-----Original Message-----
From: Jai Ganesh <[FOI #17519 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 11 November 2021 12:24 am
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Pfizer Safety Trials

 

Dear Ministry of Health,

 

What are the particular clinical trials referred to here:
[3]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...

 

What are the particular ongoing clinical trials that are being referred
to?

 

What metrics is Medsafe looking at from the overseas rollouts? Do they
take into consideration adverse events? If so, how come Takata can recall
30M airbags after 30 deaths but Medsafe cannot?

 

What is the process Medsafe follows when it comes to vetting medicines?

 

Does Medsafe conduct independent tests of their own or do they take the
manufacturer's word for it?

 

"Monitoring clinical trial participants

To understand the long-term efficacy and safety of the vaccine,
participants in the clinical trials are tracked for at least two years
from their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

 

Participants will:

 

have their health monitored

attend regular follow-up visits.

This is closely observed by Pfizer/BioNTech and an independent group of
experts called the Independent Data Monitoring Committee. They decide if a
clinical trial can continue"

 

Who is the Independent Data Monitoring Committee being referred to?

 

Pfizer unblinded their participants so how are the follow ups and data
valid especially in light of this:
[4]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Jai Ganesh

 

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