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From: Tania Marinkovich <[FOI #16524 email]>
Sent: Friday, 27 August 2021 12:12
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Proof of covid 19
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

I request for scientific proof that covid 19 has been isolated.

Yours faithfully,

Tania Marinkovich

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Kia ora Tania,

 

 

Thank you for your follow up email.

 

To confirm, SARS-CoV-2 has been isolated and cultured in a laboratory
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[1]Ministry of Health information releases

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From: Tania Marinkovich <[FOI #16524 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 29 August 2021 15:31
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Proof of covid 19

 

Dear OIA Requests,

Then I will refrase the request to:

Has Covid 19 actually been isolated?

Yours sincerely,

Tania Marinkovich

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Kia ora Tania,  

  

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 From: Tania Marinkovich <[FOI #16524 email]>
 Sent: Friday, 27 August 2021 12:12
 To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
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 Dear Ministry of Health,

 I request for scientific proof that covid 19 has been isolated.

 Yours faithfully,

 Tania Marinkovich

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Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act (the Act) request. This is
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Kia ora Tania,

 

Thank you for your email. The Ministry of Health (the Ministry) does not
hold any information relating to your request. Therefore, your request is
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From: Tania Marinkovich <[FOI #16524 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 20 November 2021 23:09
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Proof of covid 19

 

Dear OIA Requests,

Can you please supply proof of this? To clarify, please provide proof that
covid 19 has been isolated.

Yours sincerely,

Tania Marinkovich

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Kia ora Tania,

  

  

 Thank you for your follow up email.

  

 To confirm, SARS-CoV-2 has been isolated and cultured in a laboratory
 setting.

  

  

 Ngā mihi

  

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 [1]Ministry of Health information releases

 [2]Unite against COVID-19

  

  
 
 From: Tania Marinkovich <[FOI #16524 email]>
  Sent: Friday, 27 August 2021 12:12
  To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
  Subject: Official Information request - Proof of covid 19
   
  Dear Ministry of Health,

  I request for scientific proof that covid 19 has been isolated.

  Yours faithfully,

  Tania Marinkovich

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