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From: S Hill <[FOI #18748 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 2 March 2022 09:33
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Vaccine Mandates - Effectivity of
Vaccines in Preventing the Spread of COVID-19
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

Under the Official Information Act, I am requesting the following
information:

[1] Will the Director General of Health explain why Vaccine Mandates are
required for accessing bars, cafes, restaurants, public-transport, venues
and workplaces, when the science shows vaccination fails to prevent the
presence of viral load and transmission in/from vaccinated individuals? I
link the following study "Transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 among fully
vaccinated individuals"

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Yours faithfully,
S Hill

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