1 November 2022
S Hill
[FYI request #20908 email]
Dear S Hill
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act, received on 18
October 2022. You requested:
[1] At the time of negotiation with Pfizer for the COVID-19 vaccine, was the
Minster of Finance aware that Pfizer did NOT test whether the COVID-19
vaccine prevented transmission of the virus before it entered the market?
[2] Is the Minster of Finance currently aware that Pfizer did NOT test whether
the COVID-19 vaccine prevented transmission of the virus before it entered the
market?
I do not hold the requested information and believe it is held by the Ministry of Health.
Accordingly, I have decided under section 14(b)(i) of the Official Information Act to
transfer your request to the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health has 20 working days from receipt of this transfer to make a
decision on your request.
Yours sincerely
Hon Grant Robertson
Minister of Finance