Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act (the Act) request. This is
an automatic reply to let you know we received it.

 

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. We
will endeavour to acknowledge your request as soon as possible. Further
information about COVID-19 can be found on our
website: [1]https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/dise...

 

In accordance with the Act, we'll let you know our decision within no more
than 20 working days. If you'd like to calculate the timeframe, you can
use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [2]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

If you have any questions while we're processing your request, please let
us know via [3][email address]

 

Ngā mihi  

OIA Services Team  

   

[4]Ministry of Health information releases  

[5]Unite against COVID-19 

 

 

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Kia ora Tim,

 

Thank you for your request for official information. The Ministry's
reference number for your request is: H202116275.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

 

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. 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.

 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [2][email address]

 

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Kia ora Tim  

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 13 November 2021 for:  

“all documentation (excluding identifiable patient notes) pertaining to
ANY unvaccinated person who falls within the criteria specified below
please?  

Documents reflecting any documented case of an individual, who ...  

1) Has NOT ever received a Covid19 vaccine; who ...  

2) Was infected with Covid19 once, recovered, and then later became
infected again; and ...  

3) Transmitted Sars-CoV-2 to another human being when reinfected.”  

The Ministry does not hold this level of detail on COVID-19 cases. While
the Act enables people to request official information from the Ministry,
it only applies to information it holds. There is no obligation to create
information or compile information it does not hold in order to respond to
requests, nor is the Ministry obliged to provide or prove an opinion.
Providing you with this information would involve pulling information from
multiple sources in an attempt to identify whether there is any individual
that matches the description you have provided. Your request for this
information is therefore refused under section 18(g) of the Act. 

However, you may be interested in the following resources regarding
COVID-19 vaccination:  

o [1]www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines/covid-19-vaccine-effectiveness-and-protection   
o [2]www.covid.immune.org.nz/covid-19-vaccines-nz/comirnaty-mrna-pfizerbiontech-vaccine/how-comirnaty-vaccine-works-and   
o [3]www.immunology.org/coronavirus/connect-coronavirus-public-engagement-resources/covid-immunity-natural-infection-vaccine   

   

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.  

   

Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be
published on the Ministry website
at: [5]www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-official-information-act-requests.   

   

Ngâ mihi

 

OIA Services 

Government Services 

Office of the Director-General 

Ministry of Health 

E: [6][email address] 

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