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12 July 2022
Katharina Lauer
By email:
[FYI request #23341 email]
Ref: H20223028306
Tēnā koe Katharina
Transfer of your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(the Ministry of Health) on 30 June 2022. You requested:
“
I am reaching out to make a request based on the Freedom of Information Act. I would
like to request the following data points stratified by date, age group and sex for the time
period 2010-2022. Number of patients hospitalised with Flu, and separately RSV (date [month], age group,
sex) Number of patients occupying ICU with Flu, and separately RSV (date [month], age group,
sex) Total number of deaths in the country due to infection with Flu, and separately RSV (date
[month], age group, sex)”
Manatū Hauora does not hold any information relating to your request; however, I have been
advised that this information is held by Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand. For this reason, I
have decided to transfer your request to their agency under section 14(a)(i) of the Act. You can
expect a response from Te Whatu Ora in due course.
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:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, na
Jan Torres
Manager, OIA Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
COPY OF OIA REQUEST
From: Katharina Lauer
<[FYI request #23341 email]> Sent: Friday, 30 June 2023 22:53
To: OIA Requests
<[email address]> Subject: Official Information request - hospitalisation and death data for Flu and RSV
Dear Ministry of Health,
I am reaching out to make a request based on the Freedom of Information Act. I would like to
request the following data points stratified by date, age group and sex for the time period 2010-
2022.
Number of patients hospitalised with Flu, and separately RSV (date [month], age group, sex)
Number of patients occupying ICU with Flu, and separately RSV (date [month], age group, sex)
Total number of deaths in the country due to infection with Flu, and separately RSV (date
[month], age group, sex)
Yours faithfully,
Katharina Lauer
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