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Kia ora Felix,  

  

Thank you for your request for official information received on 16 May
2022 for: 

  

"Can I please have any papers and advice you have on the groups of people
eligible for the free flu vaccine, and the decision regarding the expanded
availability this year." 

  

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202206567.  

  

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[1]Ministry of Health information releases

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Kia ora Felix
Please find attached a response to your request for official information.

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

  

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Kia ora Felix

 

We need more time to complete consultations necessary to provide a
decision to your request. Therefore, I have extended the due date for
responding to your request (as allowed under section 15A of the Official
Information Act 1982) to 29 July.

 

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about this.
Additionally, please note you have the right, by way of complaint under
section 28(3) of the OIA to an Ombudsman, to seek an investigation and
review of our decision.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Melody Willis ([1]she/her) | Government Services Advisor

___________________________________________________________________

Te Pātaka Whaioranga | Pharmac | PO Box 10 254 | Level 9, 40 Mercer
Street, Wellington

P: +64 4 460 4990 |[2]www.pharmac.govt.nz

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Felix Lee <[FOI #19370 email]>
Sent: Monday, 16 May 2022 9:11 pm
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health <[Ministry of Health request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Free flu vaccine eligiblity 2022

 

Dear Ministry of Health,

 

This is an OIA request regarding the 2022 flu vaccination program.

 

Can I please have any papers and advice you have on the groups of people
eligible for the free flu vaccine, and the decision regarding the expanded
availability this year.

 

Thank you for your help.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Felix Lee

 

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Kia ora Felix

 

I am writing about your request for information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA).

 

I confirm that we have received your OIA request on 16 May 2022, and our
team is working on it. I acknowledge that a response to your request for
information was due by 29 July 2022 (following an extension to the due
date) and I apologise for the delay in releasing the information you
requested.

 

We will be in contact with a response for your request as soon as we can,
but to give you a sense of timing, we are aiming to have a response by 9
September 2022.

 

Thank you for your ongoing patience and please get in touch with us if you
have any questions about your request or these timeframes.

 

Ngā mihi, nā

 

Allanah Andrews ([1]she/her) | Manager, Policy and Government Services

Te Pātaka Whaioranga | Pharmac

PO Box 10-254, Wellington 6140 | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington
6011

[2]www.pharmac.govt.nz

 

From: Web Enquiry
Sent: Monday, 4 July 2022 4:56 pm
To: 'Felix Lee' <[FOI #19370 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Free flu vaccine eligiblity
2022

 

Kia ora Felix

 

We need more time to complete consultations necessary to provide a
decision to your request. Therefore, I have extended the due date for
responding to your request (as allowed under section 15A of the Official
Information Act 1982) to 29 July.

 

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about this.
Additionally, please note you have the right, by way of complaint under
section 28(3) of the OIA to an Ombudsman, to seek an investigation and
review of our decision.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

Melody Willis ([3]she/her) | Government Services Advisor

___________________________________________________________________

Te Pātaka Whaioranga | Pharmac | PO Box 10 254 | Level 9, 40 Mercer
Street, Wellington

P: +64 4 460 4990 |[4]www.pharmac.govt.nz

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Felix Lee <[5][FOI #19370 email]>
Sent: Monday, 16 May 2022 9:11 pm
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health <[6][Ministry of Health request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Free flu vaccine eligiblity 2022

 

Dear Ministry of Health,

 

This is an OIA request regarding the 2022 flu vaccination program.

 

Can I please have any papers and advice you have on the groups of people
eligible for the free flu vaccine, and the decision regarding the expanded
availability this year.

 

Thank you for your help.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Felix Lee

 

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Kia ora Felix

Sincere apologies for the delays getting the requested information to you. We have experienced several staff absences this year which (as we are a small team) have affected our capacity to respond to requests.

We are still working on your request and I hope to be able to give you an ETA for the requested documents by the end of this week.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or require any other assistance in the meantime.

Ngā mihi, nā

Melody Willis (she/her) | Government Services Advisor
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P: +64 4 460 4990 | www.pharmac.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Felix Lee <[FOI #19370 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 25 October 2022 3:19 PM
To: Web Enquiry <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Free flu vaccine eligiblity 2022

Dear Pharmac,

I would like to follow up on my OIA request, please let me know if it'll be available soon.

Thank you for your assistance.

Yours sincerely,

Felix Lee

-----Original Message-----

Kia ora Felix

I am writing about your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).

I confirm that we have received your OIA request on 16 May 2022, and our team is working on it. I acknowledge that a response to your request for information was due by 29 July 2022 (following an extension to the due
date) and I apologise for the delay in releasing the information you requested.

We will be in contact with a response for your request as soon as we can, but to give you a sense of timing, we are aiming to have a response by 9 September 2022.

Thank you for your ongoing patience and please get in touch with us if you have any questions about your request or these timeframes.

Ngā mihi, nā

Allanah Andrews ([1]she/her) | Manager, Policy and Government Services

Te Pātaka Whaioranga | Pharmac

PO Box 10-254, Wellington 6140 | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington
6011

[2]www.pharmac.govt.nz

From: Web Enquiry
Sent: Monday, 4 July 2022 4:56 pm
To: 'Felix Lee' <[FOI #19370 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Free flu vaccine eligiblity
2022

Kia ora Felix

We need more time to complete consultations necessary to provide a decision to your request. Therefore, I have extended the due date for responding to your request (as allowed under section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982) to 29 July.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about this.
Additionally, please note you have the right, by way of complaint under section 28(3) of the OIA to an Ombudsman, to seek an investigation and review of our decision.

Ngā mihi

Melody Willis ([3]she/her) | Government Services Advisor

___________________________________________________________________

Te Pātaka Whaioranga | Pharmac | PO Box 10 254 | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington

P: +64 4 460 4990 |[4]www.pharmac.govt.nz

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Kia ora,

 

Please see attached your response.

 

Arihia Gray [1](she/her) | Policy advisor

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Pharmac | Te Pātaka Whaioranga | PO Box 10 254 | Level 9, 40 Mercer
Street, Wellington

 

 

 

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