Miriam Lakua
Email: [FYI request #17083 email]
Ref. CHOIA128
Dear Miriam
Response to your request for official information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) received on 7
October 2021 for information on vaccination status of cases during the current outbreak. You
specifically requested:
“07.10.21, 1314 hours, 1pm conference: You mentioned that 3% of those affected with
covid in this outbreak are vaccinated. Please confirm;
When you say “this” outbreak what are the date ranges
What are the age groups of that 3% vaccinated
3% of what"
Table 1: Vaccination status for outbreak cases by age band as of 20 October 2021
Vaccination status for Age
outbreak cases by age bands
band
Vaccination Status
0
to 12
20
30
40
50 to 60
70+
Total
11
to
to
to
to
59
to
19
29
39
49
69
1 dose only, received at
23
45
47
36
38
8
9
206
least 14 days before
reported as a case
1 dose only, received
34
38
35
28
21
5
4
165
less
than
14
days
before reported as a
case
Fully vaccinated at least
2
12
18
15
22
18
10
97
14 days before reported
as a case
Fully vaccinated but
4
5
7
11
10
6
43
second dose less than
14 days before reported
as a case
No doses received prior
273
368
223
177
120
42
16
1219
to being reported as a
case
Not eligible for vaccine 428
428
due to being less than
12 years old
Total
428
336
468
330
267
211
79
39
2158
Information on the vaccination rates of cases in the current outbreak are now published on the
Ministry of Health’s website. This information is updated weekly and is from when the recent
outbreak began on 17 August 2021. This information can be found on the Ministry’s website
at:
www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-
19-data-and-statistics/covid-19-case-demographics.
As at 6 October 2021, as per Episurv, the three percent figure refers to the percentage of all
positive cases who were fully immunised before they tested positive.
I trust this information fulfils your request. 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.
Yours sincerely
Chris Hipkins
Minister for COVID-19 Response