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Kia ora

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 which was received on 3 December 2021, copied below. A response will be provided in accordance with the Act. Please note under Section 2(1) of the Act, days in the period commencing 25 December 2021 through to 15 January 2022, are not counted as working days.

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Ngā mihi,

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From: ASE <[FOI #17826 email]>
Sent: Friday, 3 December 2021 4:13 pm
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - COVID-19 inoculations and culpability for human rights violations, crimes against humanity, and/or war crimes

To The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,

To the extent that it is practicable, this request extends to all persons, boards, councils, committees, subcommittees, organisations, bodies, or individuals advising on such matters, or otherwise exerting influence in any capacity. If this request relates to information that you have reason to believe may be held by any other persons or bodies, I trust that you will forward this request to them and advise accordingly.

Is The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet aware of any long-term safety data for any COVID-19 inoculations? If so, what is that data?

Is The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet aware of any long-term efficacy data for any COVID-19 inoculations? If so, what is that data?

Considering what is and what is not known of long-term safety and efficacy of COVID-19 inoculations, what consideration within The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has been given to the status of COVID-19 inoculations as “experimental” medical treatments? What scientific and medical basis does The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet have for asserting that COVID-19 inoculations are not “experimental” medical treatments? If this has not been considered within The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, then why has this not been considered?

What contingency plans have been considered within The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, if COVID-19 inoculations may prove to be unsafe, ineffective, unnecessary, and/or otherwise harmful to personal health and/or public health (as “public health” is generally understood)? If this has not been considered within The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, then why has this not been considered?

In consideration of positions, polices, and/or legislation (including, but not limited to messaging and medical advice, collective punishments, and segregation) which may appear as intent to use force, fraud, deceit, duress, over-reaching, or other ulterior forms of constraint or coercion to encourage, incentivize, or otherwise promote COVID-19 inoculations, what consideration within The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has been given to the effects of such positions, polices, and/or legislation respecting healthcare providers' legal and ethical obligations to empower their patients to exercise their rights of informed consent (including rights of informed refusal)? How do such positions, polices, and/or legislation respect patients' rights regarding informed consent (including rights of informed refusal)? If this has not been considered within The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, then why has this not been considered?

In consideration of positions, polices, and/or legislation (including, but not limited to messaging and medical advice, collective punishments, and segregation) which may appear as intent to use force, fraud, deceit, duress, over-reaching, or other ulterior forms of constraint or coercion to encourage, incentivize, or otherwise promote COVID-19 inoculations, what consideration within The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has been given to the effects of such positions, polices, and/or legislation respecting individual human rights (including human rights as recognised under national and international frameworks), such as individual human rights to privacy and confidentiality of medical information; and individual human rights to refuse medical treatment, with or without reason? If this has not been considered within The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, then why has this not been considered?

In consideration of the questions raised above, and related matters, what consideration within The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has been given to the possibility that positions, polices, and/or legislation (including, but not limited to messaging and medical advice, collective punishments, and segregation) which may appear as intent to use force, fraud, deceit, duress, over-reaching, or other ulterior forms of constraint or coercion to encourage, incentivize, or otherwise promote COVID-19 inoculations, may expose proponents, advocates, and/or actors on behalf of such positions, polices, and/or legislation to culpability for human rights violations, crimes against humanity, and/or war crimes? If this has not been considered within The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, then why has this not been considered?

Thank you,
ASE 2021120303

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Kia ora,

 

On behalf of Sarah Corbett, Manager of Ministerial and Business Services,
please find attached the letter extending the time limits for deciding on
your request relating to vaccines and human rights considerations.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Thomas McDowall [1](he/him)

Kaitohutohu Paetahi | Graduate Advisor, Organisation Direction and
Development

Strategy, Governance and Engagement

Te Tari o te Pirimia me te Komiti Mautua | Department of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Kia ora ASE

 

I am writing regarding your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act)
requests to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)
received on 3 December 2021 and 3 February 2022.

 

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information not in the public domain, you may be asked to provide evidence
that you meet the requirements of the Act, as set out below.  

 

Section 12

(1) Any person, being—

(a) a New Zealand citizen; or

(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or

(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but which
has a place of business in New Zealand,—   

 

In this instance, DPMC requests that you provide evidence to show that you
meet the requirements as set out in section 12 of the Act. This can be
a copy of a New Zealand driving license or Passport. Upon receiving
confirmation of your eligibility, DPMC will process your request in
accordance with the Act.  Please provide evidence that you are eligible to
make a request under section 12 of the Act by 4 March 2022.  Thank you.

 

 

 

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Ministerial Services

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Kia ora koe,

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

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Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Kia ora koe,

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.

 

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Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Kia ora ASE,

 

Your below request was transferred from the Department of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) to the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 25
March 2022. However, we have been advised that you have also made the
exact same request to the Minister of Health (ALOIA159 refers).

 

1.Is The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet aware of any
long-term safety data for any COVID-19 inoculations? If so, what is that
data?

2.Is The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet aware of any
long-term efficacy data for any COVID-19 inoculations? If so, what is that
data?

 

Please refer to ALOIA159 for a response to your request for this
information. You can expect a response to ALOIA159 from the Minister of
Health in due course.

 

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

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [email address]

 

 

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Tēnā koe ASE

Thank you for your email. In your request, you asked if the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) was aware of any long term efficacy and safety data in relation to the COVID-19 vaccine. DPMC interpreted this request as seeking any data held by DPMC relating specifically to any long term efficacy and safety data regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.

Long term efficacy and safety data in relation to the COVID-19 vaccine is held by Medsafe which is a business unit of the Ministry of Health. Under section 14(b)(i) of the Act, if an agency does not hold the requested information, but believes that this information is held by another agency, it will transfer the request to the agency which it believes holds the information, which in this particular case, is the Ministry of Health.

Further, DPMC does not hold any information relating to manufacturers’ submissions made to Medsafe or liability waivers for vaccine manufacturers in relation to the COVID-19 vaccine. Any submissions made by manufacturers regarding the COVID-19 vaccine are made to Medsafe, as New Zealand’s Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority.

Any further requests for data regarding the COVID-19 vaccine should be addressed to the Ministry of Health directly.

Ngā mihi,

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

E [DPMC request email]

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From: ASE <[FOI #17826 email]>
Sent: Friday, 25 March 2022 5:28 pm
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Re: Your OIA Request - Transfer Notification

Attn Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

I appreciate you interim response, and I note that a substantive response is long overdue.

As per the first two questions, relating to long-term safety and efficacy data: These questions are directed to The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet holds information that there is no long-term safety and efficacy data for these treatments, please clearly state so. If The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet does not hold any information relating to the long-term safety and efficacy of these treatments, please clearly state that such information is not held by The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. In any case, please provide information explaining how The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has aligned itself with policies that promote these treatments as "safe and effective" in the absence of such data.

As per the 3rd question, relating to the treatments' experimental status, please account for any information held by The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet relating to manufacturers submissions publicly made to Medsafe (submissions which explicitly state there is no long-term safety data for these treatments, and efficacy is disclaimed), and also liability waivers which were granted to manufacturers BECAUSE clinical trails were truncated and safety and efficacy of these treatments is unknown. If this information is not held by The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, please explain why this information is not held by The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, as I expect that such information would have been very carefully considered by The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in these matters.

Thank you,
ASE

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Kia ora koe,

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

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Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet E    [1][DPMC request email]
 
 
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