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Kia ora Maxwell,
Thank you for your email. The Ministry of Health does not assign people to
CARM. Can you please advise if you are wanting to know how many Medical
Assessors work at CARM?
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Ngā mihi

 

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From: Maxwell <[FOI #18565 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 15 February 2022 10:40
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - CARM medical assessors
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

I write as a New Zealand citizen.

Can you please confirm how many medical assessors were assigned to the
Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM) system at the start of the
Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (February 2021) and how many are assigned
at the present day (15 Feb 2022)?

I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Maxwell

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Tçnâ koe Maxwell

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 15 February 2022 for
information relating to the Centre for Adverse Reaction and Monitoring
(CARM). On 15 February 2022 the OIA Services team sent you an email
stating “quote back email”. On 17 February 2022 you clarified and asked
for:

 

“…  the count of Medical Assessors working at CARM at the beginning of the
Covid-19 Vaccination Programme and the count working at CARM now (Wed 16
Feb).”

 

There are eight medical assessors evaluating Adverse Events Following
Immunisation (AEFI) reports to COVID-19 vaccines. However, these medical
assessors do not work full time.

 

For further information, you may wish to contact Centre for Adverse
Reactions and Monitoring (CARM) at the University of Otago directly. CARM
undertakes pharmacovigilance under contract to the Ministry. Their contact
details are provided at: [1]nzphvc.otago.ac.nz/contact/.

 

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Kia ora Maxwell, 
Thank you for your follow up query. We can confirm that prior to COVID-19,
there were four assessors evaluating Adverse Events Following Immunisation
(AEFI) reports. These medical assessors did not work full time. 
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From: Maxwell <[FOI #18565 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 3 March 2022 09:29
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Your request for information: H202201555
 
Dear OIA Requests,

Thank you for the response.

"There are eight medical assessors evaluating Adverse Events Following
Immunisation (AEFI) reports to COVID-19 vaccines. However, these medical
assessors do not work full time."

As per the original request—can you also include the count of medical
assessors at the start of the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme.

I look forward to your response.

Yours sincerely,

Maxwell

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