Kia ora Catherine,

  

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health - Manatû Hauora on 9 June 2026.
You requested:

 

“Please provide all discussion or advice from, into or within the Ministry
of Health regarding a longer interval between COVID 19 vaccine doses for
everyone and/or any sub groups of the population, on or prior to 6 August
2021.”
 

The reference number for your request is H2026084061. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
7 June 2026 being 20 working days after the day your request was received.
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.

 

If you have any queries regarding your request, please feel free to
contact the OIA Services Team on [1][email address]. If any
additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request,
please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into
account. 

 

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.

 

Ngâ mihi, 
 
OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health | Manatû Hauora

 

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Kia ora Catherine,

  

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health - Manatû Hauora on 9 June 2026
You requested:

 

“Please provide all discussion or advice from, into or within the Ministry
of Health regarding a longer interval between COVID 19 vaccine doses for
everyone and/or any sub groups of the population, on or prior to 6 August
2021.”
 

The reference number for your request is H2026084061. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
7 July 2026 being 20 working days after the day your request was received.
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.

 

If you have any queries regarding your request, please feel free to
contact the OIA Services Team on [1][email address]. If any
additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request,
please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into
account. 

 

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.

 

Ngâ mihi, 
 
OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health | Manatû Hauora

 

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Tēnā koe Catherine,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora (the Ministry) on 9
June 2026. 
All discussion would likely encompass an amount of correspondence that
would constitute substantial research and collation pursuant
to section 18(f) of the Act. The Ministry considered contacting you in
accordance with section 18B of the Act, in order to seek a refinement of
this part of your request, however, we consider that the key advice and
documentation on this matter is captured within the following:

* [1]www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/covid-19-vaccine-dosing-intervals 
* [2]www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/covid-vaccine-technical-advisory-group-cv-tag-memos
* [3]www.health.govt.nz/information-releases/covid-19-vaccine-recommendations-and-requirements-for-people-aged-under-18-years 

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 calling 0800 802
602.   
Ngā mihi,

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora

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From: Catherine Jamieson <[FOI #34882 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 June 2026 15:03
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Dose Interval between primary
course of COVID 19 vaccine
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

Please provide all discussion or advice from, into or within the Ministry
of Health regarding a longer interval between COVID 19 vaccine doses for
everyone and/or any sub groups of the population, on or prior to 6 August
2021.

Yours faithfully,

Catherine Jamieson

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