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Health notices about persons not vaccinated for covid-19

Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

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From: Erika Whittome

Dear Ministry of Health,
I refer to this MoH Briefing: "COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake for Healthcare Workers " , 4 August 2021 on page 16:

"Vaccination is a medical treatment. It is acknowledged that healthcare workers have the right of refusal of treatment in accordance with section 11 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. However, restrictions upon workers as part of their employment may be appropriate where they pose a public health risk to patients and others."
(https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/...)

1. Would you please share the information on the public health risk for an unvaccinated person?
2. Please share the public health notices on unvaccinated persons
3. Please share notices from a health officer on unvaccinated persons
4. Please share the NZ Gazette notice from the director general of health regarding unvaccinated persons?

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome

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Kia ora Erika,

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora on 16 July 2026.
You requested: 

 

1. Would you please share the information on the public health risk for an
unvaccinated person? 

2. Please share the public health notices on unvaccinated persons 

3. Please share notices from a health officer on unvaccinated persons 

4. Please share the NZ Gazette notice from the director general of health
regarding unvaccinated persons?

 

The reference number for your request is H2026085331. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
13 August 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.

 

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Ngā mihi, 

 

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora

 

 

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