The right to choose not to be immunised against Covid-19
M.R.M. made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
The request was successful.
From: M.R.M.
Dear Ministry of Health,
According to published news reports today (11 August 2020) the Ministry of Health has started planning for how to immunise the population and is working out which groups would be first.
I am part of the population. I choose not to be immunised. So do certain members of my near and extended family.
Forcing an individual to be vaccinated would be a violation of their fundamental right to personal autonomy - which informs the more specific right to bodily integrity - and I am asking the Ministry of Health to provide me with copies of the latest government and in particular Ministry of Health produced information available on the right to choose not to be immunised against Covid-19 and how this will fit with the apparent decision to immunise the population.
My preference is for the OIA requested information abovementioned to be published at the FYI website.
Yours faithfully,
L M (Mrs).
Ministry of Health
Kia ora
Thank you for your request for official information received on 11 August
2020 for:
"I am asking the Ministry of Health to provide me with copies of
the latest government and in particular Ministry of Health produced
information available on the right to choose not to be immunised against
Covid-19 and how this will fit with the apparent decision to
immunise the population."
The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202006028.
As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 8 September 2020, being
20 working days after the day your request was received.
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Ngā mihi
OIA Services
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Ministry of Health
Kia ora Mrs L M
Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]
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From: M.R.M.
Dear Ministry of Health,
Thank you for this informative and helpful response.
I am though wondering how you came to use my wife's initials when it was me who made the request and not her. In particular, how did you know my wife's initials and that she is related to me?
Yours faithfully,
M.R.M.
Ministry of Health
Kia ora M.R.M
I have included a copy of the original request we received which was
signed off with the initial L.M. (Mrs).
I trust this answers your query.
From: "M.R.M." <[FYI request #13503 email]>
To: "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health" <[Ministry of Health request email]>
Date: 11/08/2020 06:02 pm
Subject: Official Information request - The right to choose not to
be immunised against Covid-19
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Dear Ministry of Health,
According to published news reports today (11 August 2020) the Ministry of
Health has started planning for how to immunise the population and is
working out which groups would be first.
I am part of the population. I choose not to be immunised. So do certain
members of my near and extended family.
Forcing an individual to be vaccinated would be a violation of their
fundamental right to personal autonomy - which informs the more specific
right to bodily integrity - and I am asking the Ministry of Health to
provide me with copies of the latest government and in particular Ministry
of Health produced information available on the right to choose not to be
immunised against Covid-19 and how this will fit with the apparent
decision to immunise the population.
My preference is for the OIA requested information abovementioned to be
published at the FYI website.
Yours faithfully,
L M (Mrs).
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Ngā mihi
OIA Services
Government Services
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Ministry of Health
E: [email address]
From: "M.R.M." <[FYI request #13503 email]>
To: "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health" <[Ministry of Health request email]>
Date: 26/08/2020 04:15 pm
Subject: Re: Response to request for official information (ref:
H202006028)
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Dear Ministry of Health,
Thank you for this informative and helpful response.
I am though wondering how you came to use my wife's initials when it was
me who made the request and not her. In particular, how did you know my
wife's initials and that she is related to me?
Yours faithfully,
M.R.M.
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Paul Roberts left an annotation ()
I wouldn't take any comfort in what was said in the following link by Hon Dr DAVID CLARK, who said "I have seen that advocated. I don't agree with Mr Luxon on that point. I would note also that there is provision to refuse medical treatment under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act."
https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-...
Keep in mind that they had no problem overruling and trashing Section 18 of the Bill of Rights Act, by restricting freedom of movement when they locked everyone down to their homes in March/April and when blocking roads in Auckland's second lockdown.
The Bill of Rights in NZ frankly mean nothing as it doesn't take precedence over any other Acts.
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M.R.M. left an annotation ()
An informative and helpful response.
Note that the link provided by the Ministry of Health can be accessed through the following link:
https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-...
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