Kia ora Debbie,  

  

Thank you for your request for official information. The Ministry's
reference number for your request is: H2022011060.  

  

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/  

  

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch. 

 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

M[2]inistry of Health information releases 
U[3]nite against COVID-19 

 

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Kia ora Debbie
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) on 24 August 2022 for:
"With the plethora of studies now available regarding the harm linked to
Covid vaccinations, such as shown in the document below, would you please
advise when New Zealand's risk assessments and response will be updated?
[1]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...
In particular for children. The evidence shows there is negligible harm to
them from Covid if they do not have co-morbidities, but your Ministry is
still pushing these injections as "safe and effective.""
While the Act allows New Zealanders to ask for information from Ministers
and government agencies, there is no requirement for agencies to create
new information, compile information they do not hold or provide or prove
an opinion. Your questions and the statements that support them appear
designed to engage in a debate about the Government’s COVID-19 vaccination
programme, rather than a request for official information. The Act does
not support requests where an opinion, comment, argument, or hypothetical
statement is put to the Ministry for response, couched as a request for
information.  Your request is therefore refused under section 18(g) on the
grounds that it is not held by Manatû Hauora.
Information about COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring is publicly available
at: [2]medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/safety-monitoring.asp. The approval status
of COVID-19 vaccines is available on Medsafe's website
at: [3]https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/sta...
The updated summary of the risk management plan for the COVID-19 vaccine,
as at 22 January 2022, is publicly available
at:  [4]www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/Comirnaty-RMP.pdf

Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [5][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.    

Ngâ mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

M[6]inistry of Health information releases 
U[7]nite against COVID-19 

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References

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1. https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&...
2. https://medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/safety-...
3. https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/sta...
4. https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/Com...
5. mailto:[email address]
6. https://www.health.govt.nz/about-ministr...
7. https://covid19.govt.nz/

Kia ora Debbie
Thank you for your follow up request under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora (the Ministry of Health) on 26 August 2022
for:
"Is there a proposed date/timeframe for the Ministry to review their Covid
vaccination recommendations by considering new Scientific studies coming
to light, or are there no plans for review? Yes or No question"

Manatū Hauora is constantly reviewing the available evidence and our
recommendations. The COVID-19 Vaccine Technical Advisory Group (CV TAG)
provides science advice and recommendations on the use of COVID-19
vaccinations. The CV TAG meets monthly, and all CV TAG memos are publicly
available
at: [1]https://www.health.govt.nz/about-ministr...

Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.     

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

M[3]inistry of Health information releases 
U[4]nite against COVID-19 

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2. mailto:[email address]
3. https://www.health.govt.nz/about-ministr...
4. https://covid19.govt.nz/