CARM and MoH reporting of Covid-19 vaccine adverse events
Heather Darby made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Heather Darby
Dear Ministry of Health,
1. In total, how many Covid vaccine adverse reaction reports have been received by CARM?
2. In total, how many Covid vaccine adverse reaction reports have been sent by CARM to the MoH?
3. If there is a difference between the numbers given in Questions 1 and 2, please explain why there is a difference.
4. Does the MoH publish the data exactly as received from CARM?
5. If the MoH does not publish the data exactly as received from CARM, please explain why.
6. If some of the data from CARM is removed, what criteria are used to decide what is removed?
7. If some of the data from CARM is removed, what is the process for removing some Covid vaccine adverse reaction reports?
8. If some of the data from CARM is removed, who makes the decision to remove the data?
Yours faithfully,
Heather Darby
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From: Heather Darby <[FOI #18968 email]>
Sent: Friday, 25 March 2022 11:57
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - CARM and MoH reporting of Covid-19
vaccine adverse events
Dear Ministry of Health,
1. In total, how many Covid vaccine adverse reaction reports have been
received by CARM?
2. In total, how many Covid vaccine adverse reaction reports have been
sent by CARM to the MoH?
3. If there is a difference between the numbers given in Questions 1 and
2, please explain why there is a difference.
4. Does the MoH publish the data exactly as received from CARM?
5. If the MoH does not publish the data exactly as received from CARM,
please explain why.
6. If some of the data from CARM is removed, what criteria are used to
decide what is removed?
7. If some of the data from CARM is removed, what is the process for
removing some Covid vaccine adverse reaction reports?
8. If some of the data from CARM is removed, who makes the decision to
remove the data?
Yours faithfully,
Heather Darby
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From: OIA Requests
Kia ora Heather,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 25 March 2022 for
information regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. the Ministry will respond to
each part of your request in turn.
1. In total, how many Covid vaccine adverse reaction reports have been
received by CARM?
2. In total, how many Covid vaccine adverse reaction reports have been
sent by CARM to the MoH?
3. If there is a difference between the numbers given in Questions 1 and
2, please explain why there is a difference.
This information is publicly available on the Medsafe website and can be
found within Medsafe’s Safety Reports at:
[1]www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/vaccine-report-overview.asp.
4. Does the MoH publish the data exactly as received from CARM?
5. If the MoH does not publish the data exactly as received from CARM,
please explain why.
6. If some of the data from CARM is removed, what criteria are used to
decide what is removed?
7. If some of the data from CARM is removed, what is the process for
removing some Covid vaccine adverse reaction reports?
8. If some of the data from CARM is removed, who makes the decision to
remove the data?
The Ministry and Medsafe work very closely with the Centre for Adverse
Reactions Monitoring (CARM) at the University of Otago. The data published
on the Medsafe website comes from the database in which the reports sent
to CARM are stored. Published data does not impact individual’s privacy
and information included in a CARM report can change as a result of
further information being submitted.
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.
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From: Heather Darby
Dear OIA Requests,
Please give a detailed answer to each question.
Yours sincerely,
Heather Darby
From: OIA Requests
Kia ora Heather,
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From: Heather Darby <[FOI #18968 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 23 April 2022 10:55
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Your request for official information, ref: H202204554
Dear OIA Requests,
Please give a detailed answer to each question.
Yours sincerely,
Heather Darby
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From: Heather Darby
Dear OIA Requests,
The Ministry of Health has much to add because none of the questions have been answered.
Yours sincerely,
Heather Darby
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