Clarification round Medsafe approval Covid vaccine
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From: Jan Magee
Dear Ministry of Health,
As I have been advised that the the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine did not undergo a clinical trial in New Zealand as it received approval from Medsafe, could you please now advise the date when Medsafe granted approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
Yours faithfully,
Jan Magee
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Tçnâ koe Jan,
Thank you for your follow up request under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act) to Manatû Hauora (Ministry of Health) on 30 September 2022.
You asked:
“As I have been advised that the the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine did not
undergo a clinical trial in New Zealand as it received approval from
Medsafe, could you please now advise the date when Medsafe granted
approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.”
Information regarding the provisional approval of COVID-19 vaccines by
Medsafe is available online on the Medsafe website:
[1]https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/sta...
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.
Ngâ mihi
OIA Services Team
[3]www.health.govt.nz
[4]Ministry of Health information releases
[5]Unite against COVID-19
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