Covid vacation exemption certificate
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From: john luke
Dear Ministry of Health,
I would like to know how can people apply for vacation exemption certificate for medical grounds, religious grounds and any other lawful grounds. What is the current process? Please supply the current process and procedure, any relevant forms etc
As per your record how many of these exemption has been issued.
With the new traffic light system, will people holding the exemption enjoy the same freedom as those who has full vacation card?
Yours faithfully,
john luke
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From: john luke
Dear OIA Requests,
Please noted, it was my typo, I mean- "Covid vaccination" not vacation. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
john luke
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Kia ora John,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 22 October 2021 for:
“I would like to know how can people apply for vacation (sic) exemption
certificate for medical grounds, religious grounds and any other lawful
grounds. What is the current process? Please supply the current process
and procedure, any relevant forms etc
As per your record how many of these exemption has been issued.
With the new traffic light system, will people holding the exemption enjoy
the same freedom as those who has full vacation card?”
A religious objection to the COVID-19 vaccine is not an approved exemption
from immunisation. The process to apply for a temporary medical exemption
can be found at:
[1]www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-response-planning/covid-19-mandatory-vaccinations/covid-19-exemptions-and-exceptions-mandatory-vaccination.
Vaccinations are currently only mandatory for those individuals in the
health and disability, education, and correctional workforces. Further
details can be found on the Ministry's website at:
[2]www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-response-planning/covid-19-mandatory-vaccinations.
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Paul Jones left an annotation ()
Please note you need to update the Ministry and clarify your use of words. You have asked an important question, but unfortunately have made a spelling error.
"Covid vacation" - means a Covid "holiday" rather than your intended use of word "Covid vaccination", to mean covid "jab".
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