Preferential use of COVID-19 unvaccinated blood products
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From: Simon Brown
Dear Ministry of Health,
Can the Ministry of Health inform whether there is any medical procedure performed in NZ where blood products from COVID-19 unvaccinated individuals is preferentially sort or preferred.
Is the Ministry of Health aware of any instances of COVID-19 unvaccinated blood products being preferentially used in medical procedures performed overseas. My interest is restricted to nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
My interest is nothing to do with the safety or efficacy of vaccination with eg Cominarty (Pfizer) but with an improved outcome for any medical procedure when using blood from unvaccinated individuals, whether the individual donor has a confirmed history of natural infection or not.
Yours faithfully,
Simon B Brown (PhD)
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From: Simon Brown
Dear OIA Requests,
I appreciate your response. I am, however, concerned that by transferring my request to the NZ Blood Service it will not actually answer my core question: is there any medical procedure performed either here in NZ or overseas in which the clinical outcome is improved when using blood products from COVID-19 unvaccinated individuals? While I am happy to learn what the general supplier of NZ human blood products might know and do my concern would be whether they provide all blood products used within the hospitals and whether there are any exceptions such as the collection of CD34+ haemopoietic stem cells from placental cord blood. There is also the issue of bone marrow transplants. I appreciate that bone marrow may not be considered a blood product yet it is where our blood cells and platelets are produced.
Yours sincerely,
Simon Brown
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Kia ora Simon
We have passed your additional correspondence on to NZ Blood Service.
For any further clarifications or amendments relating to your request
(reference H2023025616), please direct this correspondence
to: [email address]
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
M[1]inistry of Health information releases
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From: Simon Brown <[FOI #22852 email]>
Sent: Friday, 26 May 2023 08:35
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Formal transfer of OIA request ref: Simon Brown H2023025616
CRM:0114679
Dear OIA Requests,
I appreciate your response. I am, however, concerned that by transferring
my request to the NZ Blood Service it will not actually answer my core
question: is there any medical procedure performed either here in NZ or
overseas in which the clinical outcome is improved when using blood
products from COVID-19 unvaccinated individuals? While I am happy to learn
what the general supplier of NZ human blood products might know and do my
concern would be whether they provide all blood products used within the
hospitals and whether there are any exceptions such as the collection of
CD34+ haemopoietic stem cells from placental cord blood. There is also the
issue of bone marrow transplants. I appreciate that bone marrow may not be
considered a blood product yet it is where our blood cells and platelets
are produced.
Yours sincerely,
Simon Brown
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Kia ora,
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request.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
M[1]inistry of Health information releases
U[2]nite against COVID-19
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From: OIA
Kia ora Simon
Thank you for your Official Information Act (OIA) request that was
transferred to New Zealand Blood Service from Manatū Hauora on Friday, 26
May 2023 as below:
Can the Ministry of Health inform whether there is any medical procedure
performed in NZ where blood products from COVID-19 unvaccinated
individuals is preferentially sort or preferred.
Is the Ministry of Health aware of any instances of COVID-19 unvaccinated
blood products being preferentially used in medical procedures performed
overseas. My interest is restricted to nations of the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
My interest is nothing to do with the safety or efficacy of vaccination
with eg Cominarty (Pfizer) but with an improved outcome for any medical
procedure when using blood from unvaccinated individuals, whether the
individual donor has a confirmed history of natural infection or not.
Your request is acknowledged, and a response will be forthcoming within 20
working days, (by 26 June) which is the required timeframe under the Act.
Ngā mihi nui
OIA Administrator
New Zealand Blood Service
71 Great South Road, Epsom, Private Bag 92-071, Auckland 1142
Every donation can help to save lives. Save lives, Give blood or plasma.
Download the new NZ Blood Service Donor App from the [1]App Store or
[2]Google Play today!
[3]www.nzblood.co.nz
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From: Simon Brown <[4][FOI #22852 email]>
Sent: Friday, 19 May 2023 10:46
To: OIA Requests <[5][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Preferential use of COVID-19
unvaccinated blood products
Dear Ministry of Health,
Can the Ministry of Health inform whether there is any medical procedure
performed in NZ where blood products from COVID-19 unvaccinated
individuals is preferentially sort or preferred.
Is the Ministry of Health aware of any instances of COVID-19 unvaccinated
blood products being preferentially used in medical procedures performed
overseas. My interest is restricted to nations of the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
My interest is nothing to do with the safety or efficacy of vaccination
with eg Cominarty (Pfizer) but with an improved outcome for any medical
procedure when using blood from unvaccinated individuals, whether the
individual donor has a confirmed history of natural infection or not.
Yours faithfully,
Simon B Brown (PhD)
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Kia ora Simon
In response to your Official Information Act (OIA) request received on
19th May 2023 as below:
Can the Ministry of Health inform whether there is any medical procedure
performed in NZ where blood products from COVID-19 unvaccinated
individuals is preferentially sort or preferred.
Is the Ministry of Health aware of any instances of COVID-19 unvaccinated
blood products being preferentially used in medical procedures performed
overseas. My interest is restricted to nations of the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
My interest is nothing to do with the safety or efficacy of vaccination
with eg Cominarty (Pfizer) but with an improved outcome for any medical
procedure when using blood from unvaccinated individuals, whether the
individual donor has a confirmed history of natural infection or not.
NZBS is the sole provider of blood and blood products to clinical services
in New Zealand. I can confirm that there is no medical procedure, that we
are aware of in New Zealand, for which blood or blood products from donors
not previously vaccinated against COVID-19 has been sought / preferred.
Similarly, I am aware of no clinical procedures that would be considered
to require or benefit from such products, in any OECD country.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi nui
OIA Administrator
New Zealand Blood Service
71 Great South Road, Epsom, Private Bag 92-071, Auckland 1142
Every donation can help to save lives. Save lives, Give blood or plasma.
Download the new NZ Blood Service Donor App from the [2]App Store or
[3]Google Play today!
[4]www.nzblood.co.nz
From: OIA <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 31 May 2023 2:58 pm
To: [FOI #22852 email]
Subject: NZBS Acknowledgement: OIA request Simon Brown
Kia ora Simon
Thank you for your Official Information Act (OIA) request that was
transferred to New Zealand Blood Service from Manatū Hauora on Friday, 26
May 2023 as below:
Can the Ministry of Health inform whether there is any medical procedure
performed in NZ where blood products from COVID-19 unvaccinated
individuals is preferentially sort or preferred.
Is the Ministry of Health aware of any instances of COVID-19 unvaccinated
blood products being preferentially used in medical procedures performed
overseas. My interest is restricted to nations of the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
My interest is nothing to do with the safety or efficacy of vaccination
with eg Cominarty (Pfizer) but with an improved outcome for any medical
procedure when using blood from unvaccinated individuals, whether the
individual donor has a confirmed history of natural infection or not.
Your request is acknowledged, and a response will be forthcoming within 20
working days, (by 26 June) which is the required timeframe under the Act.
Ngā mihi nui
OIA Administrator
New Zealand Blood Service
71 Great South Road, Epsom, Private Bag 92-071, Auckland 1142
Every donation can help to save lives. Save lives, Give blood or plasma.
Download the new NZ Blood Service Donor App from the [5]App Store or
[6]Google Play today!
[7]www.nzblood.co.nz
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From: Simon Brown <[8][FOI #22852 email]>
Sent: Friday, 19 May 2023 10:46
To: OIA Requests <[9][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Preferential use of COVID-19
unvaccinated blood products
Dear Ministry of Health,
Can the Ministry of Health inform whether there is any medical procedure
performed in NZ where blood products from COVID-19 unvaccinated
individuals is preferentially sort or preferred.
Is the Ministry of Health aware of any instances of COVID-19 unvaccinated
blood products being preferentially used in medical procedures performed
overseas. My interest is restricted to nations of the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
My interest is nothing to do with the safety or efficacy of vaccination
with eg Cominarty (Pfizer) but with an improved outcome for any medical
procedure when using blood from unvaccinated individuals, whether the
individual donor has a confirmed history of natural infection or not.
Yours faithfully,
Simon B Brown (PhD)
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