Kia ora

 

Thank you for taking the time to write to Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister for
COVID-19 Response, Minister of Education, Minister for the Public Sector
and Leader of the House.

We are receiving a significant amount of correspondence at the moment and
although your email will be carefully considered and noted, it is not
possible to respond to each individual email. However we will endeavour
to respond to your individual queries as soon as we can.

In the meantime, information about the COVID-19 Protection Framework can
be found here:
[1]https://covid19.govt.nz/traffic-lights/c...
and guidance for businesses can be found here:
[2]https://www.business.govt.nz/covid-19/
Current locations of interest are set out
at [3]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...
encourage anyone who has been at one of the locations of interest at the
time specified to self-isolate and call Healthline on 0800 358 5453. 

 

You can find the nearest testing centre to you
at [4]https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19/ and your nearest
vaccination centre at
[5]https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19-v.... You can also book
your vaccination at [6]https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz/ or by
calling 0800 28 29 26.

 

To get your My Vaccine Pass online head to
[7]https://mycovidrecord.health.nz/ or for help over the phone you can
call 0800 222 478 between 8am and 8pm, 7 days a week. Those pharmacies
giving COVID-19 vaccines can also help with My Vaccine Pass face to face,
and can be found here:
[8]https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19-v...
.

We appreciate that this is a challenging time. If you need to talk, you
can call or text 1737 at any time. Mental health and wellbeing resources
are also available
at [9]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...
about the financial support available to individuals and businesses can be
found
at [10]https://covid19.govt.nz/business-and-mon....

We also understand that there are several other aspects to the response
that are very important to people. You can find more information about:

o Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ)
at [11]https://www.miq.govt.nz/, including how to request an emergency
allocation
at [12]https://www.miq.govt.nz/travel-to-new-ze...
make a complaint or request a review of your application by
emailing [13]https://www.miq.govt.nz/about/contact-us....
o Travel with Australia
at [14]https://covid19.govt.nz/travel/quarantin...
you are in Australia, please register
at [15]https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/ and if it is an emergency,
contact the Consulate on +64 99 20 20 20.
o Vaccine data and statistics
at [16]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...
Medsafe’s vaccine safety monitoring reports
at [17]https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/vac...
o The Government’s plan to reconnect New Zealand with the rest of the
world
at [19]https://covid19.govt.nz/reconnecting-new....

Please remember to take care, and be kind. We have beaten COVID-19 before,
and we can do it again.

Ngā mihi,

Office of Hon Chris Hipkins

Minister for COVID-19 Response | Minister of Education | Minister for the
Public Sector | Leader of the House | MP for Remutaka

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Kia ora Chuck,

 

Thank you for your request for official
information. The Minister's Office reference
number for your request is: CHOIA205

 

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

 

Christmas (25 December 2021)

Summer Holidays (25 December to 15 January)

New Year's Day (1 January 2022)

Day after News Year's Day (2 January 2022)

 

Your request has been logged and you can expect
a reply no later than February 2 2022 as
required under the Official Information Act
1982.

  

If you have any queries related to this request,
please do not hesitate to get in touch.

   

Ngā mihi,

 

[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Daniel
Martin
Health
Private
Secretary

Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins   

Minister
for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister
of
Education
| Minister
for the
Public
Service |
Leader of
the House

Parliament
Buildings,
Private
Bag 18041,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand

 

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Kia ora Chuck
On behalf of Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister for COVID-19 Response, thank you
for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). You
have requested:

 

“Given the experimental gene therapy/vaccine does not prevent a person
from getting Covid-19 or transmitting the virus please provide any and all
documentation that confirms how

 

The Ministry of Health determine if the gene therapy is doing anything?

How does the Ministry of Health measure the results of this gene therapy?

What are the measurable benefits of this gene therapy and how are these
determined?

 

The costs of the gene therapy are easily determined with over 130,000
reactions including death, abortion, heart conditions, potential future
fertility problems for the innocent, strokes, paralysis.  Please note
vaccine adverse reactions are normally under reported by a multiple of
four so I expect these numbers to be significantly higher.  These are also
short term so the long term could be even worse.  There could be millions
of people in New Zealand with long term health problems including our most
vulnerable.

 

Please provide all benefits of this gene therapy and how they have been
measured?

This information appears to be more closely associated with the functions
and responsibilities of the Ministry of Health. Accordingly, I am
transferring your request to the Ministry under section 14(b)(ii) of the
Act.”

 

You can expect a response from the Ministry of Health in due course.

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review this decision to transfer your request for information.

 

Thank you again for taking the time to write

Ngâ mihi,

 

 

[1]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Daniel
Martin
Health
Private
Secretary

Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins   

Minister
for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister
of
Education
| Minister
for the
Public
Service |
Leader of
the House

Parliament
Buildings,
Private
Bag 18041,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand

 

 

From: Daniel Martin
Sent: Monday, 20 December 2021 4:49 PM
To: '[FOI #17966 email]'
<[FOI #17966 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Quantifiable Benefits of Gene
Therapy OIA0559

 

Kia ora Chuck,

 

Thank you for your request for official
information. The Minister's Office reference
number for your request is: CHOIA205

 

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

 

Christmas (25 December 2021)

Summer Holidays (25 December to 15 January)

New Year's Day (1 January 2022)

Day after News Year's Day (2 January 2022)

 

Your request has been logged and you can expect
a reply no later than February 2 2022 as
required under the Official Information Act
1982.

  

If you have any queries related to this request,
please do not hesitate to get in touch.

   

Ngâ mihi,

 

[2]cid:image001.jpg@01D433B3.8E157340 Daniel
Martin
Health
Private
Secretary

Office of
Hon Chris
Hipkins   

Minister
for
COVID-19
Response |
Minister
of
Education
| Minister
for the
Public
Service |
Leader of
the House

Parliament
Buildings,
Private
Bag 18041,
Wellington
6160, New
Zealand

 

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Kia ora Chuck,

 

Thank you for your request for official information which was transferred
from the Office of Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister for COVID-19 Response and
received by the Ministry of Health on 20 December 2021. The Ministry’s
reference number for your request is H202117918.

 

If you need to contact us at any stage about your request, please quote
this reference number in your correspondence. You requested:

 

“Given the experimental gene therapy/vaccine does not prevent a person
from getting Covid-19 or transmitting the virus please provide any and all
documentation that confirms how
 
The Ministry of Health determine if the gene therapy is doing anything?
How does the Ministry of Health measure the results of this gene therapy?
What are the measurable benefits of this gene therapy and how are these
determined?
 
The costs of the gene therapy are easily determined with over 130,000
reactions including death, abortion, heart conditions, potential future
fertility problems for the innocent, strokes, paralysis. Please note
vaccine adverse reactions are normally under reported by a multiple of
four so I expect these numbers to be significantly higher. These are also
short term so the long term could be even worse. There could be millions
of people in New Zealand with long term health problems including our most
vulnerable.
 
Please provide all benefits of this gene therapy and how they have been
measured?”

 

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

 

Christmas (25 December 2021)

Summer Holidays (25 December to 15 January)

New Year's Day (1 January 2022)

Day after News Year's Day (2 January 2022)

 

Your request has been logged and you can expect a reply no later than 8
February 2022 as required under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. If
we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we will
notify you of an extension of that time frame.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [1][email address]

 

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Thank you for your Official Information Act request. This is
an automatic reply to let you know we received it.

In accordance with the Act, we'll let you know our decision within no more
than 20 working days. If you'd like to calculate the timeframe, you can
use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. This
means we may take some time in responding to your request. The Ministry
regularly updates information about the COVID-19 situation and publishes
OIA responses considered to be of public interest:
[2]https://www.health.govt.nz/about-ministr...

Please also refer to the Unite Against Covid-19 website for copies of
papers, minutes, and key advice for the decisions the Government has made
relating to COVID-19.

Sometimes we may need to clarify aspects of a request. You can expect to
hear from us soon if that is the case here.

Ngā mihi,

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [3][email address]

 

 

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