Covid-19 Vaccine Strategy Taskforce
M inutes – Wednesday 16 September
Mee
ting Details
Members in Attendance
MBIE: Peter Crabtree (chair), Prue
MFAT: David Taylor
Williams
MOH: John Whaanga, Chris James
PHARMAC: Lisa Williams
(PHARMAC)
Treasury: Melody Guy
DPMC: Sasha O’Dea
STAG: Ian Town, James Ussher
Apologies
Maree Roberts, Andrew Oliver
Additional attendees
MBIE: Simon Rae, Poppy Haynes, Karl Fergusson, Zachary Clarke, Alastair Mackay,
Stephanie Symynuk
MFAT: Glenys Karran
MOH Allison Bennett
Action Points
Status Update
Action:
1. Poppy to introduce commercial adviser 9(2)(a)
at the next taskforce meeting
APAs
Action:
2. Poppy to update the APA Negotiation priorities with feedback (includes payment phasing,
direct to consumer marketing and product quality during the manufacturing process).
3. Poppy to update calendar and circulate weekly.
International / COVAX
Action:
4. Peter to update the next taskforce meeting on engagements with other countries taskforces.
(Glenys wil help prepare)
Immunization Strategy
Action:
5. Al ison to bring to the next meeting a written paper on strategy, approach, plan and status
Strategic Risks
Action
6. Simon to circulate a refined version of the strategic risk workshop outputs and schedule a
review as part of the next taskforce meeting.
STAG update
No actions.