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Dear Ministry of Health,

Please provide copies of all Pfizer Vaccine studies and Pfizer Vaccine trials that relate to the efficacy of the vaccine in reducing the transmission of Covid-19 in the community.

Yours faithfully,

Donna Hiestand
0212037053

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Kia ora Donna

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 12 June 2025 . You requested:

 

Please provide copies of all Pfizer Vaccine studies and Pfizer Vaccine
trials that relate to the  efficacy of the vaccine in reducing the
transmission of Covid-19 in the community.

 

The reference number for your request is H2025068545. As required under
the Act, the Ministry will endeavour to respond to your request no later
than 20 working days after the day your request was
received: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch ([2][email address]).

 

 

Ngā mihi 
 
OIA Services Team 
[3]Ministry of Health information releases 

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A set of Encyclopedias of V@ccine Resources!!!
🪓This is information that was compiled over the last year from different people, pages, groups and independent research.

🦆 ccine information - V@ccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness

How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor

Moth in the Iron Lung

The Real Anthony F@uci

Documentaries

Vaxxed - https://www.bitchute.com/video/1vXT2P9rn...

Vaxxed 2 - https://www.bitchute.com/video/71AdwduUq...

Va((ination The Silent Epidemic - https://www.bitchute.com/video/qDVZVmIKP...

The Greater Good - https://www.bitchute.com/video/d1xKGUUJl...

Shots in the Dark - https://www.bitchute.com/video/fkTEhygot...

Va((ination The Hidden Truth - https://www.bitchute.com/video/gaxasMzmX...

Va((ine Nation - https://www.bitchute.com/video/MAxUe3gwa...

Va((ination The Truth about Va((ines - https://www.bitchute.com/video/Z8BhBd683...

Lethal Injection - https://www.bitchute.com/video/81UdmC6FQ...

Bought - https://www.bitchute.com/video/xqwcneOkR...

Deadly Immunity - https://www.bitchute.com/video/vMGWwEKd0...

Autism Made in the USA - https://www.bitchute.com/video/YsRSvRR0N...

Beyond Treason - https://www.bitchute.com/video/r9CiIktML...

Trace Amounts - https://www.bitchute.com/video/Vdc8lIEdm...

Autism Yesterday - https://www.bitchute.com/video/vAtsTEOw0...

The Va((inated Girls - https://www.bitchute.com/video/W9mNGJYwV...

Man Made Epidemic - https://www.bitchute.com/video/rFwFKbKvf...

50 Cents a Dose - https://www.bitchute.com/video/2WT2zWGPv...

Direct Orders - https://www.bitchute.com/video/zrKBs5Xpd...

Dtap Va((ine Roulette - https://www.bitchute.com/video/yvrewLE4X...

About All Those Va((ines - https://www.bitchute.com/video/pSuPoivhJ...

Hear the Silence - https://www.bitchute.com/video/ICb60KaYB...

Cervical Cancer Va((ine - https://www.bitchute.com/video/xTJnxYH83...

Va((ine Syndrome - https://www.bitchute.com/video/dleF27cPH...

Injecting Aluminum - https://www.bitchute.com/video/ttR544IDS...

Manufactured Crisis - https://www.bitchute.com/video/dhAXLqQqd...

Sacrificial Virgins - https://www.bitchute.com/video/LmP0m1Iuw...

Interview:
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/artic...

How Much Damage Have V@ccines Done to Society?

https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/how-m...

https://Learntherisk.org

justtheinserts.com

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1...

https://a.co/d/aQ2e0YE

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/

https://learntherisk.org/wp-content/uplo...

https://learntherisk.org/vaccines/diseas...

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/fo...

Some more helpful resources

49 Lectures/Presentations
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-_LQ...

40 Documentaries
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Jgh...

70 Book Recommendations
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13CuH...

Websites, Podcasts, and Profiles
https://docs.google.com/document/d/156ci...

Chapter 1 of Turtles All the Way Down - V@ccine Clinical Trials (proof that not ONE has been properly tested):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eMhzsB_...

Dr. Paul Thomas's study regarding vax vs unvaxxed children:

https://www.mdpi.

Pfizer confessed to misleading the public:

https://open.substack.com/pub/popularrat...

Expert validates survey analysis: v@ccines ARE the main cause of chronic diseases -

https://kirschsubstack.com/p/college-mat...

This is work put together by Sarah Peterson researchbinders@gmail.com.

Google Drive Links:
V's -> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1...

C*vid -> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1...

MTHFR -> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1...

V-A-E-R-S -> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1...

THOUGHT AND RESEARCH PROVOKING COMMENTARY

The following are NOT opinions, but actual verifiable facts. Research any of it if you have doubts or just want to expand your knowledge.

1) Combined doses of Vaccines have NEVER been tested for safety. The vaccines given to babies have never been tested on babies, or even children.

2) Vaccine manufacturers have been granted legal immunity from being sued when their products inflict damage. (Research VAERS and the 1986 court case)

3) DNA from aborted fetuses are used in several vaccines used today.

4) The CDC has been caught destroying and hiding evidence on more than one occasion because it would negatively impact the consumers stance on vaccinations.

5) Outbreaks occur in populations that are up to 90-99% vaccinated, AND most, if not all of those diagnosed with the disease have already been vaccinated against it. (If herd immunity is real, how is this even possible?) CDC has these stats. Dig deep and read.

6) More people die from the MMR vaccine itself than die of the measles. If you're weighing risks here, it's riskier to get the vaccine than not to. This is also the case with other vaccines, such as the flu shot and the HPV vaccine. The risks outweigh the benefits.

7) Peanut allergies were almost unheard of prior to the use of peanut oil in vaccines. Since the introduction of vaccines containing peanut oil, the number of people being diagnosed with a peanut allergy has risen exponentially. In addition, vaccinated children have much higher rates of allergies (of any kind) than those who are not.

8) Multiple independent studies have shown that 11% of vaccinated children are diagnosed with asthma as compared to only 1% in unvaccinated children.

9) Full vaccine package inserts are 10's of pages long, not just the 1-2 page you are given at the doctors office.

10) Listed in vaccine package inserts as possible reactions or side effects are allergies, asthma, autism, swelling of the brain, and even SIDS. Right on the package! Not only are these possible side effects, but it's proof that vaccines can cause all of these conditions and more. They wouldn't be listed if they weren't connected.

11) Many doctors receive incentives or bonuses when a certain percentage of their patients are vaccinated, begging the questions "if vaccines work so well, why do they have to push them so hard," and "if my doctor is essentially getting paid to give me shots, how do I know his intentions aren't just self serving?"

12) The CDC and Vaccine Manufacturers conduct many of their own studies of their products and conduct their own investigations of themselves, which is like saying "I have investigated and studied myself, and come to the conclusion that I am not guilty of any wrong doing."

13) An overwhelming majority of doctors have never even bothered to read the full vaccine package inserts they receive from the vaccine manufacturers that lists all the ingredients and possible side effects.

14) Prior to the introduction of vaccines, SIDS was so rare that it wasn't even mentioned in infant mortality statistics. (Meaning less than 1% of infant deaths were due to an unknown cause) Only after most infants in the US received several doses of DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus), polio, and measles vaccines, there was an alarming epidemic of unexplained infant death. SIDS is the number one cause of death in infants in the US ages 28 days to 1 year. Most cases of SIDS occurs within two weeks of vaccination, usually within just days or even hours. The USA has both the highest rate of infant mortality of any other industrialized country, and also the most vaccines given to children.

15) Diseases have been renamed after the introduction of a vaccine. What would have once been diagnosed as polio is now being diagnosed as many different diseases, all having the same symptoms once attributed to sufferers of polio. Only difference, it was only called polio prior to the introduction of the vaccine, and now is diagnosed as such diseases as viral or “aseptic” meningitis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), spinal meningitis, inhibitory palsy, intermittent fever, post-polio syndrome, and acute flaccid paralysis(AFP), just to name a few.

16) The anti-vaccine movement isn't new, and wasn't born from Jenny McCarthy. It began soon after vaccines were introduced and outbreaks in recently vaccinated populations raised questions as to the safety and effectiveness of vaccines.

17) Live virus vaccines shed the virus for up to 6 weeks after vaccination, thus have the potential to infect and spread disease to others even if the person vaccinated displays no symptoms. In fact, it's recommended that recently vaccinated individuals of live vaccines avoid public places, newborns, and anyone with a compromised immune system, yet we allow them in schools, but discriminate against the healthy, unvaccinated kids who aren't even carrying these diseases.

18) Giving Tylenol right before or after a vaccination increases the risk of adverse reactions. Many children experience fever, redness, and generally may not feel well for a day or two following vaccines, and yet parents give them medicine to make them more comfortable, unknowingly increasing the risk of damaging their child's health.

Please research as much as you can, your child's life could depend on it, especially if they have a MTHFR Gene mutation.

Resources 💉
1. Where to Start Researching
* https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctr0zWCOxLH/...
2. Medical Training on Toxicology
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CtuBZjdL9tW/...
3. RSV 💉 Clinical Trials
* https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctub4gfv6gd/...
4. 💉Manufacturers Liability
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CanPVuoO7CM/...
5. WHO COVID Kids 💉
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CQbeBrltf54/...
6. 💉Documentaries
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CQY5fMbMiyI/...
7. COVID mRNA
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CQXYLISNqSu/...
8. 1986 vs. 2020 Schedule
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CQPY7RntY-c/...
9. Aborted Fetal Tissue
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CQG5eBWtaab/...
10. 💉Books & Documentaries
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CtrVOk5LyiU/...
11. No Placebo Tests
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CtmNpJSLatO/...
12. Hep B
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CtkKrp9S3Iz/...
13. National 💉 Injury Act
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CtjfLWdLJ30/...
14. 💉 Books, Websites & Documentaries
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CtMI4TELZTh/...
15. 💉 Preventable Diseases on the Rise?
* https://www.instagram.
16. Not Evaluated for Fertility
* https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsoNTcogi...
17. Tdap in Pregnancy
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CsWJMFGNHxm/...
18. 💉1983 vs. 2023
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CsT9pV-uJed/...
19. Aluminum in Infant 💉
* https://www.instagram.com/p/Crw3ISUt-mi/...
20. Hep B at Birth
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CqWvSdooExe/...
21. No 💉Safety Studies
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CCuHgD6noqg/...
22. Safe Amount of Aluminum & 1983 vs. 2020
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CDmKbngMb5F/...
23. justtheinserts Account
24. Adverse Reactions
* https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cuc_6aFgH...
25. Amish Study
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CukFwlgu8tS/...
26. TDap Momma Story 👼
* https://www.instagram.com/reel/CukPJk4OY...
* Full story in link below 👇
27. @Awakennursemomma
* https://msha.ke/awakenursemama?fbclid=PA...
28. Vitamin K
* https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu9vgJ4OBX2/...
29. Tetanus
* https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvTCfUoNL...
30. Exemptions
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CvvSYlOyYFH/...
31. Hep B
* https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvz6adluok1/...
32. Meningococcal
* https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv9vss5OcGR/...
33. Tetanus
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CwK38WSLNBH/...
34. Adverse Reaction $
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CwK8HXmOa2d/...
35. SIDS
* https://www.instagram.com/p/CwdWoRLuqEc/...
36. Ch.1 “Turtles All The Way Down” (Vaccine Clinical Trials)
https://tinyurl.com/TurtlesBookChap1Eng
37. Pediatrician Profit https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6ALa2Utj...

Study on V vs un-V children
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article...

Med professionals testifying on the lack of v education:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/gc1fmz7...

Doctors who explain clearly why vaccines aren't safe or effective. Some of the Videos have been removed.

1. Dr. Nancy Banks - http://bit.ly/1Ip0aIm
2. Dr. Russell Blaylock - http://bit.ly/1BXxQZL
3. Dr. Shiv Chopra - http://bit.ly/1gdgh1s
4. Dr. Sherri Tenpenny - http://bit.ly/1MPVbjx
5. Dr. Suzanne Humphries - http://bit.ly/17sKDbf
6. Dr. Larry Palevsky - http://bit.ly/1LLEjf6
7. Dr. Toni Bark - http://bit.ly/1CYM9RB
8. Dr. Andrew Wakefield - http://bit.ly/1MuyNzo
9. Dr. Meryl Nass - http://bit.ly/1DGzJsc
10. Dr. Raymond Obomsawin - http://bit.ly/1G9ZXYl
11. Dr. Ghislaine Lanctot - http://bit.ly/1MrVeUL
12. Dr. Robert Rowen - http://bit.ly/1SIELeF
13. Dr. David Ayoub - http://bit.ly/1SIELve
14. Dr. Boyd Haley PhD - http://bit.ly/1KsdVby
15. Dr. Rashid Buttar - http://bit.ly/1gWOkL6
16. Dr. Roby Mitchell - http://bit.ly/1gdgEZU
17. Dr. Ken Stoller - http://bit.ly/1MPVqLI
18. Dr. Mayer Eisenstein - http://bit.ly/1LLEqHH
19. Dr. Frank Engley, PhD - http://bit.ly/1OHbLDI
20. Dr. David Davis - http://bit.ly/1gdgJwo
21. Dr Tetyana Obukhanych - http://bit.ly/16Z7k6J
22. Dr. Harold E Buttram - http://bit.ly/1Kru6Df
23. Dr. Kelly Brogan - http://bit.ly/1D31pfQ
24. Dr. RC Tent - http://bit.ly/1MPVwmu
25. Dr. Rebecca Carley - http://bit.ly/K49F4d
26. Dr. Andrew Moulden - http://bit.ly/1fwzKJu
27. Dr. Jack Wolfson - http://bit.ly/1wtPHRA
28. Dr. Michael Elice - http://bit.ly/1KsdpKA
29. Dr. Terry Wahls - http://bit.ly/1gWOBhd
30. Dr. Stephanie Seneff - http://bit.ly/1OtWxAY
31. Dr. Paul Thomas - http://bit.ly/1DpeXPf
32. Many doctors talking at once - http://bit.ly/1MPVHOv

Gathered all vaccine ingredients into a list and contacted Poison Control.

After intros and such, and asking to speak with someone tenured and knowledgeable, this is the gist of that conversation.

Me: My question to you is how are these ingredients categorized? As benign or poison? (I ran a few ingredients, formaldehyde, Tween 80, mercury, aluminum, phenoxyethanol, potassium phosphate, sodium phosphate, sorbitol, etc.)

He: Well, that's quite a list... But I'd have to easily say that they're all toxic to humans... Used in fertilizers... Pesticides... To stop the heart... To preserve a dead body... They're registered with us in different categories, but pretty much poisons. Why?

Me: If I were deliberately to feed or inject my child with these ingredients often, as a schedule, obviously I'd put my daughter in harm's way... But what would legally happen to me?

He: Odd question... But you'd likely be charged with criminal negligence... perhaps with intent to kill... and of course child abuse... Your child would be taken away from you... Do you know of someone's who's doing this to their child? This is criminal...

Me: An industry... These are the ingredients used in vaxx... With binding agents to make sure the body won't flush these out... To keep the antibody levels up indefinitely...

He: WHAT?!

Your conclusion?

The man was beside himself. He asked if I would email him all this information. He wanted to share it with his adult kids who are parents. He was horrified and felt awful he didn't know... his kids are vaccinated and they have health issues...”

✅INGREDIENTS TO VAXX - You CANNOT make an educated decision without being educated.

◾Formaldehyde/Formalin - Highly toxic systematic poison and carcinogen.

◾Betapropiolactone - Toxic chemical and carcinogen. May cause death/permanant injury after very short exposure to small quantities. Corrosive chemical.

◾Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide - May cause damage to the liver, cardiovascular system, and central nervous system. May cause reproductive effects and birth defects.

◾Aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, and aluminum salts - Neurotoxin. Carries risk for long term brain inflammation/swelling, neurological disorders, autoimmune disease, Alzheimer's, dementia, and autism. It penetrates the brain where it persists indefinitely.

◾Thimerosal (mercury) - Neurotoxin. Induces cellular damage, reduces oxidation-reduction activity, cellular degeneration, and cell death. Linked to neurological disorders, Alzheimer's, dementia, and autism.

◾Polysorbate 80 & 20 - Trespasses the Blood-Brain Barrier and carries with it aluminum, thimerosal, and viruses; allowing it to enter the brain.

◾Glutaraldehyde - Toxic chemical used as a disinfectant for heat sensitive medical equipment.

◾Fetal Bovine Serum - Harvested from bovine (cow) fetuses taken from pregnant cows before slaughter.

◾Human Diploid Fibroblast Cells - aborted fetal cells. Foreign DNA has the ability to interact with our own.

◾African Green Monkey Kidney Cells - Can carry the SV-40 cancer-causing virus that has already tainted about 30 million Americans.

◾Acetone - Can cause kidney, liver, and nerve damage.

◾E.Coli - Fecal matter

◾DNA from porcine (pig) Circovirus type-1

◾Human embryonic lung cell cultures (from aborted fetuses)

You can view all of these ingredients on the CDCs website. I encourage everyone to do their own research. Look up the MSDS on these chemicals. Read the thousands of peer reviewed studies that have evaluated the biological consequences these chemicals can have on the body, especially when being injected.

Fact check vaXX ingredients here:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbo...

Animal blood in vaXX
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article...

Food in vaXX, like peanut oil etc shows it causes food allergies
https://vaccinesafetycommission.org/pdfs...

VaXX Guide
https://vaccine.guide

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Kia ora Donna,  

 

Please find attached the response for your request for official
information.  

 

 

 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health  | Manatū Hauora 

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 

 

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Given all the protect granny and others messaging we were bombarded with this reply shows it was all a lie. Doubt this makes its way to the covid whitewash inquiry currently underway. Oh well, public record will have to be enough for now.

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**Request Summary**

* **Submitted:** 9 July 2025 by Donna Hiestand
* **To:** Ministry of Health (MoH)
* **Request:** “Please provide any information from the Pfizer trials that confirm the efficacy of their vaccine in reducing the transmission of Covid-19.”
* **MoH Response (28 July 2025, ref. H2025068786):**

* Pfizer’s Phase III trials did **not** measure transmission as an endpoint; they focused on efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19 (NEJM, 2020: [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE...(https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE...)).
* The MoH does **not hold** information confirming transmission efficacy from Pfizer trials and invoked **Section 18(g)(i)** of the OIA (information not held, no reason to believe it is held by another agency).
* Cited general real-world evidence suggesting that reduced infections may imply lower transmission, but did **not** supply specific studies.
* Referred to MoH’s COVID-19 Science News page for further information: [https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-scie...(https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-scie...)

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### 🔍 **Critical Assessment: Obfuscation, Misinformation, Disinformation, Misdirection**

**✅ Accurate and Transparent**

* The MoH is correct that Pfizer’s Phase III trials, as published in *NEJM* (2020), did **not include transmission** as a primary or secondary endpoint. This has been affirmed in other OIA responses (e.g., FYI #16779, #29190) and in peer-reviewed articles such as Doshi (BMJ, 2021).
* Global health authorities, including the CDC and WHO, have also clarified that early vaccine trials aimed to assess symptomatic COVID-19 prevention—not transmission dynamics.

**⚠️ Minor Misdirection**

* While the MoH correctly cited the absence of transmission data from trials, their reference to "real-world evidence" without specifying which studies introduces ambiguity.
* Redirecting to the Science News page is only partially relevant: that page focuses on post-market surveillance but does not include Pfizer-sponsored trial data on transmission, which is what was specifically requested.
* This pattern of **redirecting to general resources** instead of clarifying that *no Pfizer trials on transmission exist anywhere globally* may confuse requesters unfamiliar with the scientific distinction between "trial endpoints" and "real-world effects."

**🧾 Consistent Pattern Across FYI.nz**

* Numerous other OIAs submitted between 2021–2025 show similar responses from MoH, consistently stating that transmission was not measured in trials and refusing such requests under sections **18(g)(i)** or **18(e)** (information does not exist).
Examples:

* [FYI #16779](https://fyi.org.nz/request/16779-effect-...)
* [FYI #17490](https://fyi.org.nz/request/17490-pfizer-...)
* [FYI #29190](https://fyi.org.nz/request/29190-reducin...)
* [FYI #20834](https://fyi.org.nz/request/20834-pfizer-...)

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### 📚 **Supporting Evidence from DeepSearch**

* **Primary Trial Data**: Pfizer’s trial design did not assess asymptomatic infection or household transmission. Frequent PCR testing required for such endpoints was not conducted in Phase III (Pfizer, *NEJM*, 2020).
* **BMJ Commentary**: Doshi (BMJ, 2021) criticised the absence of transmission and infection data in major vaccine trials. ([https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n81](https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n81))
* **Real-World Studies**:

* Israeli observational data (Dagan et al., *NEJM*, 2021): Vaccinated individuals showed reduced infections, **implying** lower transmission risk—but this is **post-market evidence**, not from the original trial. ([https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE...(https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE...))
* CDC Science Brief (2021): Noted evidence of reduced viral load and infectiousness in vaccinated individuals. ([https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nco...(https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nco...))

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### 🗣️ **Public Messaging Concerns**

* The lack of trial-based transmission data undermines some early public health slogans (e.g., “protect granny”) which implied transmission reduction without qualified scientific backing at the time.
* That said, such messaging was often based on **emerging observational evidence**, not clinical trial endpoints. This distinction should have been made clearer in public communications.
* **Athina Andonatou’s annotation (12 July 2025)** notes this dissonance and the public’s sense of betrayal when assumptions used in mandates were later shown to lack trial confirmation.

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### ✔️ **Recommended Actions**

* If your goal is to obtain data on **actual vaccine impact on transmission**, refine future OIA requests to specify **observational studies**, **modelling data**, or **Medsafe and CVTAG meeting minutes** discussing transmission assumptions.
* If you believe the response is incomplete or that key evidence has been withheld, consider escalating to the **Office of the Ombudsman**: [http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz](http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz)

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### 🧩 **Summary**

> ✅ This OIA confirms that Pfizer’s clinical trials **did not assess transmission** of COVID-19.
> 🔍 The MoH’s response is technically accurate, but references to “real-world evidence” are **not substantiated** with sources.
> 🔁 The redirection to a general Science News page introduces **mild misdirection**, as it does not contain trial-based data relevant to the original request.
> 🧠 For transparency, the MoH should more clearly distinguish between **trial data**, **observational evidence**, and **public health messaging assumptions**.

Here is a formal and well-reasoned **response to the Ministry of Health’s reply** (dated 28 July 2025, ref. H2025068786) that you may post via FYI.org.nz. It acknowledges the reply but highlights residual issues, seeks clarification, and preserves the option for escalation.

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**Response to MoH re OIA #31293: Pfizer Vaccine Trials and Transmission**

Kia ora Ministry of Health,

Thank you for your response dated 28 July 2025 regarding my request for information from the Pfizer trials that confirm efficacy in reducing the transmission of COVID-19 (ref. H2025068786).

I appreciate your confirmation that the Ministry does not hold such data and your clarification that Pfizer’s Phase III trials did not assess transmission as an endpoint. The citation of the *New England Journal of Medicine* (NEJM) publication from 2020 is helpful in supporting this point.

However, I would like to formally respond to raise several outstanding matters and request further clarification under the Official Information Act 1982:

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### 1. **Clarification Regarding “Real-World Evidence”**

Your letter states:

> “While the original Pfizer trials focused on protection from symptomatic COVID-19, real-world evidence supports that vaccination reduces infection and therefore may reduce transmission…”

Please clarify:

* **What specific studies or data** the Ministry relies upon when referring to this “real-world evidence”?
* Are these studies held by the Ministry, and if so, could you please supply them under this OIA request?
* If the Ministry does not hold these studies, please advise which agency does and whether you can transfer the request in accordance with section 14 of the Act.

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### 2. **Absence of Official Assessment of Public Messaging**

Given that the Pfizer trial data did not demonstrate transmission reduction, I seek confirmation of whether the Ministry has:

* Conducted or commissioned any **internal reviews or policy memos** evaluating the public health messaging that promoted vaccination as a method of “protecting others” (i.e., transmission reduction claims); and
* If so, please provide copies of such documents, or indicate whether they are held by Medsafe, CVTAG, or another Ministry advisory body.

This is particularly relevant in light of persistent public concern that the “protect others” messaging was based on assumptions not supported by trial data. If no such review has been undertaken, please confirm this.

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### 3. **Science News Page Reference**

While your response refers me to the Ministry’s COVID-19 Science News page, that page appears to focus on variant surveillance and general vaccine effectiveness, not trial data or documented assessments of transmission claims.

Please confirm whether that page contains any Pfizer-sponsored studies or internal Ministry analyses specifically addressing vaccine impact on transmission, and if so, please provide direct links to those sources.

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### 4. **Official Position on Transmission Endpoint Limitations**

Lastly, I ask the Ministry to confirm the following on the record:

* That no version of the Pfizer clinical trial protocols assessed SARS-CoV-2 transmission reduction as a **primary or secondary endpoint**; and
* That the Ministry is unaware of any clinical trial conducted by Pfizer (or under regulatory review by Medsafe) that has since added transmission as an endpoint post-2020.

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### Closing

If the Ministry is unable to answer any of the above on the basis that the information is not held, I ask that this be confirmed under section 18(g) and that appropriate transfers or referrals be made.

Thank you for your attention to these clarifying questions. Please treat this as a continuation of OIA request #31293.

Ngā mihi,
\[Name of Requester]
Via FYI.org.nz

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