Kia ora Mark
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Kia ora Mark,

 

I am emailing regarding your request which was partially transferred to Te
Whatu Ora on 26 October 2023 for the following information made under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act): 

 

Part 1:

Regarding covid-19 vaccine independent safety monitoring board media
release of 20 Dec 2021.
[1]https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/me...
Please provide evidence supporting the claim that:
COVID-19 infection increases the risk of myocarditis substantially more
than vaccination with the Pfizer vaccine.
The statement refers to an Israeli study. Please advise if it is this
study:
[2]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
If it is not this study, please advise what study the statement refers to.
The above study found that for males aged between 16 and 29 the incidence
of myocarditis following receipt of a Comirnaty injection exceeded 1 in
10,000.
"The highest incidence (10.69 cases per 100,000 persons; 95% CI, 6.93 to
14.46) was observed among male patients between the ages of 16 and 29
years."
The statement claims that the risk of myocarditis from COVID-19 infection
is much greater than from COVID-19 vaccination. Please advise what rate of
myocarditis the ministry attributes as resulting from a COVID-19 infection
in this cohort (males 16 to 29) and what source it uses to substantiate
this claim.
Please provide evidence that vaccination (1) protects individuals from
contracting COVID-19 and (2) reduces the rate of the occurrence
myocarditis if infected (include the rate of reduction of infection that
vaccination results in and how this has been established). It would be
particularly helpful if this evidence was stratified by age and sex (eg,
in males aged 16 - 29 it has been shown that for every 1,000 vaccine doses
administered 999 individuals have been protected against infection).
 

Part 2:
Report:
[3]https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/me...
Claim:
There are many possible causes of myocarditis, the most common being viral
infection; an average of 95 people (SAFE study) are discharged from
hospital with a principal diagnosis of myocarditis in New Zealand every
year.
Please provide a copy of the report referred to above.
Please provide updated statistics (ie number of people discharged from
hospital with a principal diagnosis of myocarditis in NZ every year
subsequent to dates used in this study.
Please stratify by age and sex if possible.
 

 

We want to work with you to ensure we are able to provide a response that
best meets your needs.  In the interests of understanding the scope of
your original request, could you please clarify the following points.

 

Part 1.

As mentioned, the statement refers to an Israeli study. We have been
unable to find any mention of this study in our initial scoping. To assist
us with your request would you please be able to provide a screenshot or
attachment of the media release where it references the Israeli study.

 

Part 2.

Te Whatu Ora can provide the number of hospitalisations for a given
primary diagnosis.  The data provided would interpret "myocarditis" as
Acute myocarditis (ICD-10 code I40).  However, this may might not be the
same definition used in the report being referenced.  Can you please
confirm if this information would meet the needs of your request.

 

We would appreciate if you can provide a response to this request by close
of business Monday 6 November 2023

 

 

Ngā mihi

Hannah
Government Services

 
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand 
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz 

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Kia ora Mark,
Please find attached the response to your request for official
information.

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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Kia ora Mark,
 
Thank you for your request for information, please find attached our
response to your request.
 
If you have any questions please get in touch
at [1][email address]. 
 
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz  or by phoning 0800 802 602.
 
Ngâ mihi

Hannah
Government Services

 
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand 
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz 

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