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Kia ora Megan,

 

Thank you for your email. You asked:

 

- What are the timeframes Cabinet is working to in order to provide a
decision on the rollout out of Novavax. Prime Minister Ardern said that
Cabinet would "move very quickly" - when is a decision expected?
-  There has been reports that a shipment of Novavax arrived in New
Zealand on 7 February 2022. Can you please confirm if this is correct?

 

On the 4th of February 2022, New Zealand medicines regulator Medsafe has
granted provisional approval of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adults 18
years and over.

 

Medsafe’s provisional approval is only one step of the process. Ministers
will have to consider advice from the Ministry of Health and the COVID-19
Vaccine Technical Advisory Group (CV-TAG) about whether to use the Novavax
vaccine in New Zealand. Following CV-TAG advice and pending Cabinet’s
decision to use, officials are working with Novavax to establish delivery
options as early as Q1 2022.

 

At this time, we are unable to provide you with an expected timeframe for
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From: Mary Hobbit <[FOI #18514 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 10 February 2022 09:49
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Novavax Rollout in New Zealand

 

Dear Ministry of Health,

I understand MedSafe provisionally approved theNovavax vaccine on 4
February 2022 and that the next step in the process is Cabinet approval.

Can you please provide information on the following:

- What are the timeframes Cabinet is working to in order to provide a
decision on the rollout out of Novavax. Prime Minister Ardern said that
Cabinet would "move very quickly" - when is a decision expected?

-  There has been reports that a shipment of Novavax arrived in New
Zealand on 7 February 2022. Can you please confirm if this is correct?

Yours faithfully,
Megan

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