Kia ora, 

 

The OIA team at Manatū Hauora is currently on holiday break. We will
return on 8 January 2024.

 

Please note, over the holiday period there are three weeks that don’t
count as ‘working days’. For Official Information Act (OIA) requests, that
period is 25 December 2023 to 14 January 2024 (inclusive). OIA requests
received after 27 November 2023 may take a bit longer than you expected.
If you'd like to calculate the timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's
online calculator here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/  

 

Have a safe and happy holiday period.

 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services

Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Heath

 

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Kia ora
  
Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2023034647
  
As required under the Official Information Act 1982, Manatū Hauora will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/  
  
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team
on [2][email address]. If any additional factors come to light which
are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account. 

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: [3][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

 
Ngā mihi
 
OIA Services Team
Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health
[4]Ministry of Health information releases 
 
 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: ASE <[FOI #25305 email]>;
Received: Thu Dec 28 2023 12:24:01 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Correlation of of COVID-19
“vaccines” and COVID reinfection

Attn Ministry of Health,

I am seeking all information and data held by The Ministry of Health
relating to correlations between COVID “vaccines” and COVID reinfection.
In particular, I am seeking information and data that compares/contrasts
COVID reinfection rates to numbers of COVID “vaccines”.

eg, I am seeking information and data that quantifiably demonstrates,
using real-world data (not modeled data) any correlation (or inverse
correlation) between COVID-19 “vaccines” and COVID reinfection, such that
a risk of COVID reinfection is (or is not) correlated to how many COVID
“vaccines” a person has had.

If this data has not been compiled by The Ministry of Health, please
explain why; and, please provide data from which this analysis can be
performed.

For clarification, this request includes all information pertaining to the
above requests which is, intentionally or otherwise, not being held by The
Ministry of Health.

Thank you,
ASE
 

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Kia ora,
Please find attached a letter regarding your request for 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

 Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2024041128

  

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, Manatū Hauora will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/  

  

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact the OIA Services Team
on [2][email address]. If any additional factors come to light which
are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that
these can be taken into account.  

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: [3][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

Ngā mihi 

 

OIA Services Team 

[4]Ministry of Health information releases 

-----Original Message-----
From: ASE [5][FOI #25305 email] 
Sent: Wednesday, 8 May 2024 3:39 pm
To: OIA Requests [6][email address]
Subject: Re: Your request for information, ref:H2023034647 CRM:0001145

 

Attn Ministry of Health,

 

Regarding my previous request for information of 28 Dec 2023, your
reference # H2023034647,

 

The Ministry of Health has responded that: “the requested correlation of
COVID reinfection rates to numbers of COVID vaccines is not held by the
Ministry and there are no grounds for believing it is held by another
agency subject to the Act. The Ministry has not performed this analysis as
there is an under-reporting of COVID-19 infections, as many people do not
test or report their test result, and this is information that would be
required in order to perform the analysis.”

 

Thank you for that response.

 

I note that such response is contrary to public statements previously made
by The Ministry of Health, including:

 

• “The Ministry of Health is constantly reviewing the national and
international evidence on reinfections.” -
[7]https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/ne...

 

• “We are continuing to monitor both our international. Both international
evidence and our own experience around reinfection.” -
[8]https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/ne...

 

• ““We are continuing to monitor international evidence on reinfection
rates” says the Ministry’s Deputy Director of Public Health, Dr Harriette
Carr..” -
[9]https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/ne...

 

• “Reinfection data will be updated daily in COVID-19 and Vaccine update
and hospitalisation data will be update weekly on the website” -
[10]https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/ne...

 

• “In particular, whether or not you can get either reinfection once you
have had a past infection or whether there is any suggestion that the
vaccine may not be as effective. We don't yet have that information and
that is what we need in order to be able to advise a different way of
doing things.” -
[11]https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/ne...

 

These inconsistencies may raise concerns about The Ministry of Health's
integrity and may lead to people losing confidence in The Ministry of
Health.

 

To clarify this inconsistency between The Ministry of Health's recent
response to this request for information and previous statements made by
The Ministry of Health, I must ask follow-up questions:

 

1- Has Ministry of Health been, or not been, “following the science”
around this issue, as such data has been published in reputable scientific
journals? (This includes articles which raise concerns about these medical
interventions increasing the risks of COVID-19 reinfections)

 

2- Considering the claim that “the requested correlation of COVID
reinfection rates to numbers of COVID vaccines is not held by the
Ministry”,

2a- On what basis does The Ministry of Health continue to maintain that
these medical interventions are safe and effective?

2b- How is this consistent with The Ministry of Health's commitments and
assurances to actively and proactively monitor the safety and efficacy of
these medical interventions?

 

Thank you,

ASE

 

 

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