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Kia ora Kat,
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From: Kat G <[FOI #18312 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 25 January 2022 21:35
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Omicron direct death numbers in
the world
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

Clear evidence that the omicron variant of COVID-19 could potentially and
directly KILL more people than seasonal influenza would in a year .

Yours faithfully,

Kat Gaze

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