Kia ora,

 

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Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
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Kia ora Erika,  

 

Thank you for your request for official information. The Ministry's
reference number for your request is: H202117411.  

 

Please be advised that due dates for requests received from 29 November
2021 onwards take into account the following periods:  

 

Christmas (25 December 2021) 

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New Year's Day (1 January 2022) 

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we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we will
notify you of an extension of that time frame. 

 

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OIA Services 

Government Services 

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Ministry of Health 

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Kia ora Erika 

 

Thank you for your email. Please find responses to your request below. 

Where exactly is the criteria for safety or pharmacovigilance for
Comirnaty stated? 

 

Medsafe does not have a set 'threshold' where if reached, a particular
vaccination approval will be revoked. Further information on
the Medsafe approval process can be found at:    

* [1]www.medsafe.govt.nz/Consumers/Safety-of-Medicines/Medicines-Safety-and-Pharmacovigilance.asp  
* www.medsafe.govt.nz/Consumers/Safety-of-Medicines/Medsafe-Evaluation-Process.asp   
* www.medsafe.govt.nz/Consumers/Safety-of-Medicines/Vaccine-safety.asp   
* www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/monitoring-process.asp  

 

Is the MoH taking guidance from Pfizer on Comirnaty's safety? Or do they
have their own safety criteria? 

 

Medsafe publishes up to date information regarding the Comirnaty vaccine,
including its clinical efficacy and safety:
[2]www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/PUArticles/June2021/Spotlight-on-Comirnaty-vaccine.html. The
following links may also be useful to you:   

 

* Information regarding the approval process of the vaccine can be found
here: [3]www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/vaccine-approval-process.asp    
* Information regarding the efficacy and safety of the vaccine can be
found
here: [4]www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-health-advice-public/about-covid-19/covid-19-about-delta-variant    
* The Ministry also regularly updates the Science News page for up to
date information regarding COVID-19 and the Vaccine:
[5]www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-resources-and-tools/covid-19-science-news.
 

 

 

What is the MoH's definition of "safe" please? 

 

Medsafe assesses medicine and vaccine applications against internationally
established criteria. The stringent requirements vaccines must meet in
order to be approved remain in place under emergency circumstances, such
as the COVID-19 pandemic. Medsafe has found that the benefits of
vaccination with the Pfizer vaccine continue to greatly outweigh the risk
of both COVID-19 infection and vaccine side effects. More information
about the vaccine evaluation and approval process can be found at the link
in the above paragraph.  

 

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: [6][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.  

  

Ngā mihi  

 

OIA Services Team  

 

[7]Ministry of Health information releases  

[8]Unite against COVID-19  

 

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7. https://www.health.govt.nz/about-ministr...
8. https://covid19.govt.nz/