Kia ora Arthur,

 

Thank you for your request for official information received on 25 June
2021 for:

 

“On 14 May 2021, TVNZ 1 News reported that some doctors have "signed an
open letter that seemingly shares some misleading claims around Pfizer's
Covid-19 vaccine." Stuff reported on June 20th that among the signatories
are 33 medical doctors, 100 nurses and 187 members of allied health
professions, 13 of whom are now under investigation by the Medical
Council.

 

Please provide me with a copy of the open letter. Please provide me with
all information about the letter, including the allegedly misleading
claims around the Pfizer vaccine."

 

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202107649.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 23 July 2021, being 20
working days after the day your request was received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [email address]

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Arthur JUILLARD <[FOI #15902 email]>
Sent: Friday, 25 June 2021 9:18 am
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Health professionals letter with
misleading claims around Pfizer's Covid vaccine

 

Dear Ministry of Health,

 

On 14 May 2021, TVNZ 1 News reported that some doctors have "signed an
open letter that seemingly shares some misleading claims around Pfizer's
Covid-19 vaccine." Stuff reported on June 20th that among the signatories
are 33 medical doctors, 100 nurses and 187 members of allied health
professions, 13 of whom are now under investigation by the Medical
Council.

 

Please provide me with a copy of the open letter. Please provide me with
all information about the letter, including the allegedly misleading
claims around the Pfizer vaccine.

 

Given the public interest in the rollout of the vaccination programme,
please treat this request with some urgency. Whether a proponent of
vaccination or not, the freedom of information, even misinformation, is of
the upmost importance for healthy public discourse and freedom from
censorship, particularly of a letter from professionals intended to be
open.

 

Thank you.

 

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Kia ora Arthur,

 

Please find attached a response to your official information act request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services

Government Services

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Ministry of Health

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