Updated vaccine effectiveness study

Mr T. Baker made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

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From: Mr T. Baker

Dear Ministry of Health,

On 30 September 2022, the Ministry of Health released the report COVID-19 MORTALITY IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND: Inequities in Risk.

In the "Conclusion and next steps" section the following statements were made:
"Monitoring and evaluation of indicators of health care access, uptake of therapeutics,
vaccination and severe outcomes (for example, hospitalisation and mortality) following
infection could also provide insight into related factors contributing to health inequity.
Manatū Hauora will continue to analyse data on these indicators. It will undertake
further exploration of vaccine effectiveness and is identifying options for reporting on
disabilities in collaboration with partner agencies. The Public Health Agency will
publish the results of future analyses." Further, in the Discussion section is was that "Manatū Hauora is planning a further analysis of vaccination as a separate report."

Please provide status of the further analysis of vaccine effectiveness, and where or when these analyses will be published.

Yours faithfully,

Mr T. Baker

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From: Mr T. Baker <[FOI #24089 email]>;
Received: Sun Sep 10 2023 13:28:03 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Updated vaccine effectiveness
study

Dear Ministry of Health,

On 30 September 2022, the Ministry of Health released the report COVID-19
MORTALITY IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND: Inequities in Risk.

In the "Conclusion and next steps" section the following statements were
made:
"Monitoring and evaluation of indicators of health care access, uptake of
therapeutics,
vaccination and severe outcomes (for example, hospitalisation and
mortality) following
infection could also provide insight into related factors contributing to
health inequity.
Manatū Hauora will continue to analyse data on these indicators. It will
undertake
further exploration of vaccine effectiveness and is identifying options
for reporting on
disabilities in collaboration with partner agencies. The Public Health
Agency will
publish the results of future analyses." Further, in the Discussion
section is was that "Manatū Hauora is planning a further analysis of
vaccination as a separate report."

Please provide status of the further analysis of vaccine effectiveness,
and where or when these analyses will be published.

Yours faithfully,

Mr T. Baker

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From: Mr T. Baker

Dear OIA Requests,

I am replying to your response of October 5 2023.

In it you stated that: "Manatū Hauora has not yet completed the COVID-19 hospitalisation and vaccine effectiveness analysis" but that the work is underway and would be completed "by June 2024".

Please advise the status of the vaccine effectiveness analysis and when it will be published.

Yours sincerely,

Mr T. Baker

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