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2 June 2023
Phillip Hart
By email: [FYI request #22691 email]
Ref:
H2023025762
Tēnā koe Phillip
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 23 May 2023. You requested:
“I am requesting the specific clinical evidence that supports the claim of elimination /
suppression of transmission made in the recent radio advertising for the flu jab”
The requested information is held by Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand. For this reason, I
have decided to transfer your request to their agency 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
Manager, OIA Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
COPY OF OIA REQUEST
From: Phillip Hart <[FYI request #22691 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 23 May 2023 15:57
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your official information act request, ref: H2023025353
Dear OIA Requests,
Thank you for the updated response. It appears that my initial request was not correctly
understood.
I am requesting the specific clinical evidence that supports the claim of elimination / suppression
of transmission made in the recent radio advertising for the flu jab.
Yours sincerely,
Phillip Hart
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