Supply agreement with Pfizer for supply of Cominarty brand of Covid-19 vaccine
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From: John Armstrong
Dear Pharmaceutical Management Agency,
This information pertains to your media release, dated 1 September 2025 as per the link: https://www.pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-res...
In particular I have questions with regards the following statement in the media release: "The Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine, funded by Pharmac, has been approved by Medsafe as meeting New Zealand and international standards of safety and effectiveness".
Q1/ Can you please supply all documentation, memos, emails, approval questionnaire and meeting minutes for Medsafe approval?
Q2/ Pharmac has stated "meets NZ and international standards of safety and effectiveness".
Can you please cite the applicable standards for NZ and applicable international standards and supply documentation for and / or links to these standards?
Q3/ What is / has been the cost to the taxpayer for this purchase?
Q4/ Can you please supply all documentation, memos, emails and meeting minutes for the procurement process which should include: conflict of interest assessment, product risk assessment and competitive procurement principles (open and Effective Competition or Fair Competition?
Q5/ Please supply the unredacted Pfizer contract.
Yours faithfully,
John Armstrong
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From: Web Enquiry
Pharmaceutical Management Agency
Kia ora John
Thank you for your request for official information, which Pharmac received on 7 September 2025. The reference number for your request is: 2025-26-061
You should receive a response from us on or before 3 October 2025. This is within the 20 working day limit set out in the Official Information Act.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Ngā mihi,
Government Services | Pharmac
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Pharmac - Te Pātaka Whaioranga | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington
http://www.pharmac.govt.nz/
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From: Web Enquiry
Pharmaceutical Management Agency
Kia ora John
Thank you for your request for official information, received 7 September 2025
The information in scope of parts 1 and 2 of your request is held by the Ministry of Health. These parts of your request have been transferred to the Ministry of Health under section 14 of the Act. You can expect a response from the Ministry of Health in due course.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review our decision (Section 28 of the OIA). You can email the Ombudsman at: [email address] or call on 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Government Services | Pharmac
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Pharmac - Te Pātaka Whaioranga | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington
http://www.pharmac.govt.nz/
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From: OIA Requests
Kia ora John
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 12 September 2025. You
requested:
Q1/ Can you please supply all documentation, memos, emails, approval
questionnaire and meeting minutes for Medsafe approval?
Q2/ Pharmac has stated "meets NZ and international standards of safety and
effectiveness".
Can you please cite the applicable standards for NZ and applicable
international standards and supply documentation for and / or links to
these standards?
The reference number for your request is H2025072586. 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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From: Web Enquiry
Pharmaceutical Management Agency
Kia ora John
Thank you for your request for official information, which Pharmac
received on 7 September 2025. I am contacting you to refine your request.
As currently worded, your request is for a very large volume of
information. In particular, Part 4 of your request would require
collating thousands of documents. A significant portion of these are
emails, which also require individual assessment of each piece of
correspondence to discern its contents. This would place an unreasonable
degree of strain on the team responsible and would interfere with the
day-to-day workings of Pharmac.
If your request remains very large, we may need to refuse your request
under section 18(f) of the Act because providing the information you have
requested requires substantial collation or research.
Please respond by 19 September 2025 so that we can consider your refined
request.
Ngā mihi
Reuben
Government Services | Pharmac
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Pharmac - Te Pātaka Whaioranga | Level 9, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington
[1]www.pharmac.govt.nz
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From: John Armstrong
Dear Web Enquiry,
In response to simplification of Question 4. I will reword the question as follows:
Q4/ Can you please supply documentation for the procurement process which should include: conflict of interest assessment, product risk assessment and competitive procurement principles (open and Effective Competition or Fair Competition)?
Yours sincerely,
John Armstrong
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