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PO Box 5013 
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New Zealand 
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W www.medsafe.govt.nz 
1 June 2021
Paul Jones 
By email: 
[FYI request #15430 email] 
Ref: 
H202105769 
Dear Paul Jones 
Response to your request for official information 
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of 
Health (the Ministry) on 11 May 2021 for: 
“Would you please provide all documentation provided by Pfizer and/or its related parties 
(eg: BioNTech) that was submitted to the government/MedSafe for review.” 
Information pertaining to your request is withheld in full under section 9(2)(b)(ii) of the Act, where 
its release would likely unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the person who 
supplied the information. 
The following links may be of use to you: 
• COVID-19 Therapeutic Products - Questions and Answers:
www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/q-and-a.asp
• Approval status of COVID vaccines applications received by Medsafe:
www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/status-of-applications.asp
• Summary of recommendations from the Medicines Assessment Advisory Committee:
www.medsafe.govt.nz/committees/maac/Recommendation109-2February2021.htm
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. 
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the 
Ministry website at: www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-official-
information-act-requests.  
Yours sincerely 
Chris James 
Group Manager 
Medsafe 

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