Kia ora Kiedus

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 14 August 2025. You requested:

 

"I'm writing to request information on deaths following Pfizer covid
vaccine administration, and covid infections in different population
groups (regarding vaccination status). The time period should be from when
data on covid vaccine safety began to be collected in NZ until whenever is
practically possible without breaching privacy of individuals due to low
amounts of data.

Specifically I want to request information on deaths following Pfizer
covid administration, for each calendar year, as a percentage of the total
vaccinated population, divided by these sub groups:
- Those with a previous unidentified health condition, exacerbated by the
vaccine
- Those whose death could not be linked to the covid vaccine
- Those whose death was caused directly by an allergic reaction to the
vaccine
- Those whose death was caused directly by other AEFI (eg. severe
myocarditis), with no other identified major risk factor (such as a
pre-existing health condition)

For covid infections in this time period, for each calendar year, I would
ask the data be provided in the form:
First:
Covid infections, as raw data, divided by vaccination status
(unvaccinated, partial, full, boosted)
Second:
Covid infections, divided by two groups:
- Vaccinated individuals (any level of vaccination) as a percentage of
total vaccinated population
- Unvaccinated individuals as a percentage of total unvaccinated
population
And thirdly,
- Vaccinated infections as a percentage of the total infections
- Unvaccinated infections as a percentage of total infections"

 

The reference number for your request is H2025071411. 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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Kia ora Kiedus

 

 

 

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for official
information. 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 [1][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: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services Team

[3]Manatū Hauora information releases

 
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Tēnākoe, 

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Depending on the nature of your request you may not receive a response for
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We will try to respond to your query as quickly as possible.

Ngā mihi

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Tēnā koe Kiedus  

  

Response to 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 14 August
2025 for information regarding covid vaccine and infection data. You
requested:    

   

“Specifically I want to request information on deaths following Pfizer
covid administration, for each calendar year, as a percentage of the total
vaccinated population, divided by these sub groups: 

- Those with a previous unidentified health condition, exacerbated by the
vaccine 

- Those whose death could not be linked to the covid vaccine 

- Those whose death was caused directly by an allergic reaction to the
vaccine 

- Those whose death was caused directly by other AEFI (eg. severe
myocarditis), with no other identified major risk factor (such as a
pre-existing health condition)”.  

 

This part of your request is refused under section 18(g)(i) of the Act,
that the information requested is not held by the Ministry and there are
no grounds for believing that the information is held by another agency
subject to the Act.  However, it may interest you to note that the
Accident Compensation Corporation publishes COVID-19 vaccine injury data
regularly at: [1]www.acc.co.nz/resources/#/subcategory/213.

 

The Ministry has also published a number of OIA responses relating to
Adverse Events Following Immunisation and COVID-19 vaccine safety: 

o [2]https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/...
o [3]https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/...
o [4]https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/...

 

As you were advised on 27 August 2025, parts of your request have been
transferred to Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora. You can expect a
response to the following from their agency in due course:
[5][email address] 

 

 For covid infections in this time period, for each calendar year, I would
ask the data be provided in the form: 
 

First: 
Covid infections, as raw data, divided by vaccination status
(unvaccinated, partial, full, boosted) 
 

Second: 
Covid infections, divided by two groups: 
- Vaccinated individuals (any level of vaccination) as a percentage of
total vaccinated population 
- Unvaccinated individuals as a percentage of total unvaccinated
population 
And thirdly, 
- Vaccinated infections as a percentage of the total infections 
- Unvaccinated infections as a percentage of total infections 

 

 

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:
[6][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: [7][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.   

 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services Team

[8]Manatū Hauora information releases

 
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Kia ora Kiedus

 

Thank you for your request for information on 27 August 2025.

 

Please find attached our response to your request.

 

If you have any questions, you can contact us
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
 

Joy

Government Services (OIAs)

[3][email address] 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora 

 

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