133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
14 February 2023
Tracy Livingston
By email: [FYI request #21782 email]
Ref:
H2023020023
Tēnā koe Tracy
Partial/Transfer of your request for official information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(the Ministry of Health) on 9 February 2023. You requested:
“
To the Director of the National Immunisation Programme, Astrid Koornneef,
Regarding your statement “We know that immunisations are critically important to the
health of our tamariki. Having access to a COVID-19 vaccine will provide protection to
younger children who would otherwise be at risk of severe illness if they were to get
COVID-19”.
1) Provide the data that you used to make the above statement, that shows the Covid-19
vaccine will a) provide protection for children from getting covid and b) preventing children
from severe covid illness
2) Provide the data that you used to make the statement "we know immunisations are
critically important to the health of our tamariki".
3) Clarify if Covid-19 gene therapy injection for this age group has "provisional consent" or
"Medsafe approval" - I thought that they were two different things.
4) Confirm that you have read the data regarding Comirnaty BioNTech injection being
associated with acute kidney disease
•
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9AuF2bYFzlX30H4AhFqEEDOkA&u=https%3a%2f%2fpubmed%2encbi%2enlm%
2enih%2egov%2f35632497%2f
•
https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&d=xLzk4yL65fTmmmQe-
9AuF2bYFzlX30H4AhA9Qk6czQ&u=https%3a%2f%2fpubmed%2encbi%2enlm%2
enih%2egov%2f35214760%2f
•
https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&d=xLzk4yL65fTmmmQe-
9AuF2bYFzlX30H4AhFpFBzKwg&u=https%3a%2f%2fpapers%2essrn%2ecom%2f
sol3%2fpapers%2ecfm%3fabstract%5fid%3d4329970" that shows greatly
increased rate of AKI and myo/pericarditis here in New Zealand
5) Confirm that you have read the CARM reports regarding Comirnaty BioNTech injection
being associated with myocarditis, pericarditis and death
(CARM, based on information at the AEFI-line-listing)
(https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&d=xLzk4yL65fTmmmQe-
9AuF2bYFzlX30H4AkQ_GxvPwQ&u=https%3a%2f%2fdrtrozzi%2eorg%2fwp-
content%2fuploads%2f2022%2f01%2fPfizer-Cumulative-Analysis-of-Post-authorization-
Adverse-Event-Reports%2epdf)
6) Please provide the Pfizer trial data that shows Comirnaty BioNTech is safe for under
fiver year olds including the data given to you and Medsafe that allowed it to have
provisional consent.”
The information requested is held by Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand. For this reason, I
have decided to transfer your request to Te Whatu Ora under section 14(b)(i) of the Act. You
can expect a response from Te Whatu Ora in due course.
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:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, na
Jan Torres
Acting Manager, OIA Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
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COPY OF OIA REQUEST
From: Tracy Livingston <[FYI request #21782 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 9 February 2023 22:28
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - request to Director of the National Immunisation Programme,
Astrid Koornneef
to the Director of the National Immunisation Programme, Astrid Koornneef,
Regarding your statement "We know that immunisations are critically important to the health of
our tamariki. Having access to a COVID-19 vaccine will provide protection to younger children who
would otherwise be at risk of severe illness if they were to get COVID-19,” she said."
he
re: https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&d=xLzk4yL65fTmmmQe-
9AuF2bYFzlX30H4AkNoE02elg&u=https%3a%2f%2finsidegovernment%2eco%2enz%2fcovid-
vaccine-available-for-at-risk-children%2f
Please 1) provide the data that you used to make the above statement, that shows the Covid-19
vaccine will a) provide protection for children from getting covid and b) preventing children from
severe covid illness
2) provide the data that you used to make the statement "we know immunisations are critically
important to the health of our tamariki".
3) clarify if Covid-19 gene therapy injection for this age group has "provisional consent" or
"Medsafe approval" - I thought that they were two different things.
4) confirm that you have read the data regarding Comirnaty BioNTech injection being associated
with acute kidney disease
https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&d=xLzk4yL65fTmmmQe-
9AuF2bYFzlX30H4AhFqEEDOkA&u=https%3a%2f%2fpubmed%2encbi%2enlm%2enih%2egov%2
f35632497%2f :https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&d=xLzk4yL65fTmmmQe-
9AuF2bYFzlX30H4AhA9Qk6czQ&u=https%3a%2f%2fpubmed%2encbi%2enlm%2enih%2egov%2
f35214760%2f"
"https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&d=xLzk4yL65fTmmmQe-
9AuF2bYFzlX30H4AhFpFBzKwg&u=https%3a%2f%2fpapers%2essrn%2ecom%2fsol3%2fpapers
%2ecfm%3fabstract%5fid%3d4329970" that shows greatly increased rate of AKI and
myo/pericarditis here in New Zealand
5) confirm that you have read the CARM reports regarding Comirnaty BioNTech injection being
associated with myocarditis, pericarditis and death (CARM, based on information at the AEFI-line-
listing)
(https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=15517&d=xLzk4yL65fTmmmQe-
9AuF2bYFzlX30H4AkQ_GxvPwQ&u=https%3a%2f%2fdrtrozzi%2eorg%2fwp-
content%2fuploads%2f2022%2f01%2fPfizer-Cumulative-Analysis-of-Post-authorization-Adverse-
Event-Reports%2epdf)
6) Please provide the Pfizer trial data that shows Comirnaty BioNTech is safe for under fiver year
olds including the data given to you and Medsafe that allowed it to have provisional consent.
looking forward to your reply
Tracy
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