Policy to require "My Vaccine Pass" to access council services and facilities

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Attn Wellington City Council,

I am seeking information relating to the council's policy to require "My Vaccine Pass" to access council services and facilities.

Does the council hold any long-term safety data for any COVID-19 inoculations? If so, what is that data?

Does the council hold 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 has the council given to the status of COVID-19 inoculations as "experimental" medical treatments? If this has not been considered by the council, then why has this not been considered?

Excluding hypothetical modelling data, has the council based this policy on data indicating that, in settings where this policy is implemented, any COVID-19 inoculations prevent disease transmission of currently circulating COVID variants? If so, what is that data?

What is the reason(s) for implementing this policy to show a "My Vaccine Pass" to access council services? What basis of data and evidence, both for and against, formed the basis of implementing this policy? If this policy was implemented on the basis of something other than data and evidence, then on what basis was this policy based on?

Considering the stated reason(s) for implementing this policy, does the council hold any risk/benefit analysis, demonstrating that the benefits of this policy outweigh the risks?

Considering the stated reason(s) for implementing this policy, does the council hold any cost/benefit analysis, demonstrating that the benefits of this policy outweigh the costs?

What ethical, legal, and human rights considerations has the council given to this policy? If these issues have not been considered by the council, then why have they not been considered?

What consideration has the council given to this policy's effect on people to exercise their human rights to informed consent (including rights to informed refusal) to medical treatment? How does this policy respect individual human rights to not be subject to medical experimentation? If these issues have not been considered by the council, then why have they not been considered?

What consideration has the council given to this policy's effect on individual human rights to privacy and confidentiality of medical information? How does this policy respect individual human rights to refuse medical treatment, with or without reason? How does this policy allow people to not be subject to discrimination on the basis of their personal medical status? If these issues have not been considered by the council, then why have they not been considered?

What consideration has the council given to this policy's effect on individual human rights, and how that may expose proponents, advocates, and/or actors on behalf of such polices to culpability for human rights violations, crimes against humanity, and/or war crimes? If these issues have not been considered by the council, then why have they not been considered?

If a person is pressured into receiving this medical treatment in order to access council services and facilities, what liability does the council accept for any adverse reactions such person may suffer, as a result of this medical treatment? If this has not been considered by the council, then why has this not been considered?

Thank you,
ASE

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From: ASE

Attn Wellington City Council,

Please consider this a revision to my recent request for information, dated 15 Jan 2022.

I am seeking information relating to the council's policy to require "My Vaccine Pass" to access council services and facilities.

Does the council hold any long-term safety data for any COVID-19 inoculations? If so, what is that data?

Does the council hold any long-term efficacy data for any COVID-19 inoculations? If so, what is that data?

Does the council hold any medical or scientific data indicating that COVID-19 inoculations are not "experimental" medical treatments? If so, what is that data?

Excluding hypothetical modelling data, does the council hold any data and evidence indicating that, in settings where this policy is implemented, any COVID-19 inoculations prevent disease transmission of currently circulating COVID variants? If so, what is that data and evidence?

What is the reason(s) for implementing this policy to show a "My Vaccine Pass" to access council services and facilities? What body of data and evidence, both for and against, formed the basis of implementing this policy? If this policy was implemented on the basis of something other than data and evidence, then on what basis was this policy based on?

Considering the stated reason(s) for implementing this policy, does the council hold any risk/benefit analysis, demonstrating that the benefits of this policy outweigh the risks?

Considering the stated reason(s) for implementing this policy, does the council hold any cost/benefit analysis, demonstrating that the benefits of this policy outweigh the costs?

What ethical, legal, racial justice, and human rights considerations has the council given to this policy? If these issues have not been considered by the council, then why have they not been considered?

What consideration has the council given to this policy's effect on people to exercise their human rights to informed consent (including rights to informed refusal) to medical treatment? How does this policy respect individual human rights to not be subject to medical experimentation? If these issues have not been considered by the council, then why have they not been considered?

What consideration has the council given to this policy's effect on individual human rights to privacy and confidentiality of medical information? How does this policy respect individual human rights to refuse medical treatment, with or without reason? How does this policy allow people to not be subject to discrimination on the basis of their personal medical status? If these issues have not been considered by the council, then why have they not been considered?

What consideration has the council given to this policy's effect on exacerbating issues of racial disparity and racial discrimination?

What consideration has the council given to this policy possibly appearing as a use of pressure, force, fraud, deceit, duress, collective punishment, over-reach, or other ulterior forms of constraint or coercion to encourage, incentivize, or otherwise promote (experimental) medical treatments? If these issues have not been considered by the council, then why have they not been considered?

What consideration has the council given to this policy's effect on individual human rights, and how that may expose proponents, advocates, and/or actors on behalf of such polices to culpability for human rights violations, crimes against humanity, and/or war crimes? If these issues have not been considered by the council, then why have they not been considered?

Excluding advice which is both (a) unsolicited and (b) from the general public; what advice and influence has the council received about implementing this policy? Where did such advice come from?

If a person is pressured into receiving this medical treatment in order to access council services and facilities, what liability does the council accept for any adverse reactions such person may suffer, as a result of this medical treatment? If this has not been considered by the council, then why has this not been considered?

Thank you,
ASE

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Tēnā koe ASE

 

Thank you for your email dated 15/01/2022 requesting information about
vaccine passes and COVID-19 inoculations.

 

Our team will manage your request under the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 which requires us to provide a decision
as soon as possible, but no later than 14/02/2022, being 20 working days
of receipt.

 

The reference number for your request is IRC-2821.

 

Please contact us if you have any further questions.

 

Kind regards

 

The Assurance Team

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Kia ora ASE,

Please see attached response to your recent request for information.

Ngā mihi
Claudia

Claudia Holgate
Senior Advisor | Official Information Team
Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council 
M 021 515 352 | E [email address]  | W wellington.govt.nz

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