Kia ora Erika

  

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health-Manatū Hauora on 8 August 2025.

 

 “I note the 1 January 2022 MoH advertising brief mentions "factoids":

"· you’re X times less likely to end up in hospital if you’re fully
vaccinated
· XX% of people in intensive care with COVID have not been vaccinated
The task
We can leverage the [pending] factoids for this layer.”

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The above factoid statement is on page 5 of this document.

Would you please share what the pending factoids were for the advertising
brief? Please share all factoids at the MoH for advertising.”   

   

Your request asks for information which is more closely connected with the
functions of Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora). For this reason, the
Ministry has decided to transfer your request to Health New Zealand under
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802 602. 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health  | Manatū Hauora 

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From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #31945 email]>
Sent: Friday, 8 August 2025 12:57
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Factoids for Covid-19 vaccine
advertising
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

I note the 1 January 2022 MoH advertising brief mentions "factoids":
" you’re X times less likely to end up in hospital if you’re fully
vaccinated
 XX% of people in intensive care with COVID have not been vaccinated
The task
We can leverage the [pending] factoids for this layer.”

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The above factoid statement is on page 5 of this document.

Would you please share what the pending factoids were for the advertising
brief? Please share all factoids at the MoH for advertising.

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome

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Tēnākoe, Erica

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Ngā mihi

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Kia ora Erica,
 
Thank you for your request for information regarding COVID-19 Factoids on
13 August 2025. 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.
 
Ngā mihi, 
 
Anthea
 

Government Services

[3][email address]   

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

 
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Kia ora Erica

Thank you for your email below following receipt of our response for your
official information request Ref HNZ00095764.

 

I can confirm that we don't have any further “Covid-19 factoids” to
share. 
 

 

Ngâ mihi

Kathleen 

Government Services

[1][email address]   

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

 

 

 

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