Disclosure of SV40 promoter in pfizer injectables to medsafe/MOH
R. Kingi made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: R. Kingi
Dear Ministry of Health,
Can you please confirm if Pfizer provided the full DNA sequence of the plasmid used in the manufacture bnt162b2 and others, and if the SV40 promoter was specifically identified or annotated in the plasmid map or elsewhere?
Additionally, can you release any internal discussion regarding the risks of having batch testing being done by pfizer, particularly your confidence in the use qPCR to accurately detect levels of dsDNA.
Yours faithfully,
R. Kingi
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From: R. Kingi <[FOI #25158 email]>;
Received: Wed Dec 13 2023 14:37:12 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Disclosure of SV40 promoter in
pfizer injectables to medsafe/MOH
Dear Ministry of Health,
Can you please confirm if Pfizer provided the full DNA sequence of the
plasmid used in the manufacture bnt162b2 and others, and if the SV40
promoter was specifically identified or annotated in the plasmid map or
elsewhere?
Additionally, can you release any internal discussion regarding the risks
of having batch testing being done by pfizer, particularly your confidence
in the use qPCR to accurately detect levels of dsDNA.
Yours faithfully,
R. Kingi
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Athina Andonatou left an annotation ()
Given the level of mistrust that is growing amongst the citizens of New Zealand, the response does not quell that. If anything it reinforces that the obligation is to the Pharmaceutical company vs the people of New Zealand. It took about 11 years for the Thalidomide disaster to be acknowledged, how long will this one take?
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