Summary of adverse reaction reports for vaccines between 2016 and 2020
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From: C Swanne
Dear Ministry of Health,
Could you please provide me with the data on the number of adverse reaction reports for all of the vaccines on the NZ immunisation schedule between 2016 and 2020 aswell as what the adverse reactions were and how often they were reported?
Or provide a link I can click on to view this information.
Yours faithfully,
C Swanne
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Kia ora,
Thank you for your email. This information is publicly available on the
Medsafe website at the following links:
o [1]http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/Projects/B1/A...
o [2]http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/safety/report...
o [3]http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/safety/report...
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
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802 602.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[5]Ministry of Health information releases
[6]Unite against COVID-19
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From: C Swanne <[FOI #16850 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 23 September 2021 10:21
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Summary of adverse reaction
reports for vaccines between 2016 and 2020
Dear Ministry of Health,
Could you please provide me with the data on the number of adverse
reaction reports for all of the vaccines on the NZ immunisation schedule
between 2016 and 2020 aswell as what the adverse reactions were and how
often they were reported?
Or provide a link I can click on to view this information.
Yours faithfully,
C Swanne
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From: C Swanne
Dear OIA Requests,
I cant find any data on the number of deaths that were reported due to vaccines that are not due to the influenza vaccines with the links provided. Can you please provide data from 2010 to 2020 on the number of deaths that were reported following all vaccines on the NZ immunisation schedule at these times.
Yours sincerely,
C Swanne
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Kia ora
Thank you for your email. This data as previously advised, is publicly
available.
Link 1 is the SMARS database you can look up reports for each specific
vaccine and see what has been reported:
[1]http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/Projects/B1/A...
Link 2 is an overview of number of reports split by medicines and vaccines
one report per year:
[2]http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/safety/report...
Link 3 provides data just for flu vaccine:
[3]http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/safety/report...
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: [4][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[5]Ministry of Health information releases
[6]Unite against COVID-19
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From: C Swanne <[FYI request #16850 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 23 September 2021 17:15
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Response to your correspondence of 23 September 2021
Dear OIA Requests,
I cant find any data on the number of deaths that were reported due to
vaccines that are not due to the influenza vaccines with the links
provided. Can you please provide data from 2010 to 2020 on the number of
deaths that were reported following all vaccines on the NZ immunisation
schedule at these times.
Yours sincerely,
C Swanne
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Kia ora,
Thank you for your email. This information is publicly available on the
Medsafe website at the following links:
o [1]http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/Projects/B1/A...
o [2]http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/safety/report...
o [3]http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/safety/report...
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: [4][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[5]Ministry of Health information releases
[6]Unite against COVID-19
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From: C Swanne <[FOI #16850 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 23 September 2021 10:21
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Summary of adverse reaction
reports for vaccines between 2016 and 2020
Dear Ministry of Health,
Could you please provide me with the data on the number of adverse
reaction reports for all of the vaccines on the NZ immunisation schedule
between 2016 and 2020 aswell as what the adverse reactions were and how
often they were reported?
Or provide a link I can click on to view this information.
Yours faithfully,
C Swanne
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From: C Swanne
Dear OIA Requests,
The link to the SMARS database is not working for me. Pleased provide a table that states the total number of deaths reported due to a vaccine in the NZ Immunization schedule from Jan 1st 2011 to Dec 31st 2020 separated by year.
Can you also provide the figures on total number of doses of vaccines on the NZ immunization schedule were given from Jan 1st 2011 to Dec 31st 2020 separated by year.
Yours sincerely,
C Swanne
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Kia ora
Thank you for your request for official information received 24 September
2021 for:
" Pleased provide a table that states the total number of deaths reported
due to a vaccine in the NZ Immunization schedule from Jan 1st 2011 to Dec
31st 2020 separated by year.
Can you also provide the figures on total number of doses of vaccines on
the NZ immunization schedule were given from Jan 1st 2011 to Dec 31st 2020
separated by year."
The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202113146.
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respond to your request no later than 22 October 2021, being 20 working
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Kia ora C Swanne
Please find attached the response to your request for official
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Ngā mihi
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The data supplied in this response covers the period 01 Jan 2000 to 30 June 2019.
The request was clear:
"the total number of deaths reported due to a vaccine in the NZ Immunization schedule from Jan 1st 2011 to Dec 31st 2020 separated by year."
This needs updating.
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