Kia ora Erika

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), received by the Ministry of Health on 1 October 2025. You requested:

 

1. Would you please provide the all the pharmacokinetics of the
cholesterol ingredient in Comirnaty?
I request the information on how this substance gets absorbed,
distributed, metabolised in, and excreted from the body.
2.  What is the excretion and half-life of this particular cholesterol
ingredient in the Comirnaty injections from Pfizer/BioNTech?
 

 

The reference number for your request is H2025073480. 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 Erika

 

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.

 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health  | Manatū Hauora 

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 

 

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Kia ora Erika
As noted in your response, distribution studies of ingredients (including
cholesterol) are included in non-clinical studies (refer to document 12).
Further non-clinical data relating to Comirnaty is withheld under
9(2)(b)(ii) of the Act.
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 

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 

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From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #32433 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 30 October 2025 07:09
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your request for information, ref: H2025073480
CRM:0001499
 
Dear OIA Requests,

You have e shared documents from  Nga Kaitiaki Tuku Iho Medical Action
Society Inc v Minister of Health
However, there is no information on the cholesterol in those documents .
Kindly share the requested information before I complain to the ombudsman

Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

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