Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:26:53 +0000 Subject: FW: Official Information request - Informed Consent #25 - Miscarriage and stillbirth rates in rat study From: Rosie Teal <[email address]> To: Steph Harding <[email address]> Hi Steph A further request, I would join them together if it's not too tricky. Ngā mihi Rosie Teal Private Secretary (Executive Support) to Hon Andrew Little MP DDI +64 4 817 8707 | Email [email address] Office of Hon Andrew Little MP, Minister of Health, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS, Minister Responsible for the GCSB, Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry Reception +64 4 817 8707 | Ministerial Email [Andrew Little request email] | Web beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’ portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releases#MS Authorised by Hon Andrew Little MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand -----Original Message----- From: Annie Weston [mailto:[email address]] Sent: Friday, 10 December 2021 11:19 AM To: A Little Office (MIN) <[Andrew Little request email]> Subject: Official Information request - Informed Consent #25 - Miscarriage and stillbirth rates in rat study Dear Andrew Little, In Medsafe’s data sheet for Pfizer’s vaccine it mentions the below under: 4.6 Fertility, pregnancy and lactation Fertility “In a combined fertility and developmental toxicity study, female rats were intramuscularly administered COMIRNATY prior to mating and during gestation (4 full human doses of 30 μg each, spanning between pre-mating day 21 and gestation day 20). SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibodies were present in maternal animals from prior to mating to the end of the study on postnatal day 21 as well as in fetuses and offspring. There were no vaccine related effects on female fertility and pregnancy rate.” Pregnancy “Animal studies do not indicate direct or indirect harmful effects with respect to pregnancy, embryo/fetal development, parturition or post-natal development.” https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/Datasheet/c/comirnatyinj.pdf Question please: What were the miscarriage and stillbirth rates among the rats that were studied? Yours faithfully, Annie Weston ------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website. Please use this email address for all replies to this request: [email address] Is [Andrew Little request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Andrew Little? If so, please contact us using this form: https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?body=andrew_little Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies: https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page. -------------------------------------------------------------------