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2 July 2025

Erika Whittome

By email:  [FYI request #31313 email]
Ref:
H2025068622

Tēnā koe Erika

Transfer of your request for official information

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of
Health - Manatū Hauora (the Ministry) on 16 June 2025. You requested:

“Last week Robert Kennedy dismissed all 17 members of the US CDC federal vaccine
advisory panel accusing them of conflicts of interest (presumably with the vaccine and/or
pharmaceutical manufacturers).

For the New Zealand Immunisation Advisory Service and its committee, would you please
share the conflicts of interest statements for al  its members? This would be in line with
'Conflict of Interest Management' from the Office of the Auditor General.”

The information you seek is held by Pharmac. For this reason, the Ministry is transferring your
request to their agency under section 14(b)(i) of the Act. You can expect a response from
Pharmac in due course: [email address]. The Ministry apologises for the delay in
transferring your request.

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please feel
free to contact the OIA Services Team on: [email address].

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:
[email address] or by cal ing 0800 802 602.

Nāku noa, na

Jan Torres
Manager, OIA Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga

COPY OF OIA REQUEST
From: Erika Whittome <[FYI request #31313 email]>;
Received: Mon Jun 16 2025 07:39:43 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Conflicts of interest at NZ Immunisation Advisory Service
Dear Ministry of Health,

Last week Robert Kennedy dismissed al  17 members of the US CDC federal vaccine advisory
panel accusing them of conflicts of interest (presumably with the vaccine and/or pharmaceutical
manufacturers).

For the New Zealand Immunisation Advisory Service and its committee, would you please share
the conflicts of interest statements for all its members? This would be in line with 'Conflict of
Interest Management' from the Office of the Auditor General.

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome
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