What was the process for non vaccinated health workers to receive a Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate (CVC)?
Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear Ministry of Health,
I refer you to my previous OIA HNZ00023978 which states: "From 13 November 2021 to 26 September 2022, a total of 478 applications for Significant Service Disruption exemption (SSD) were received. 103 applications were granted, covering approximately 11,005 workers." These were vaccination exemptions under Clause 12A of the Covid 19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021.
Subsequently my OIA HNZ00027972 has a response on the 29th Sept 2023 which states, "All those who received 12A exemptions per the previous response (ref. HNZ00029378) were in health-related work. "
Would you kindly share
- the process for these particular "clause 12A " exempted health related workers to then receive a Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates or CVCs.
- How many of them applied for a CVC?
- How many were approved to receive a CVC?
- What if any were the conditions of these CVCs and exemptions?
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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Tēnā koe Erika,
Thank you for your email on 26 October 2023, asking for the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I refer you to my previous OIA HNZ00023978 which states: "From 13 November
2021 to 26 September 2022, a total of 478 applications for Significant
Service Disruption exemption (SSD) were received. 103 applications were
granted, covering approximately 11,005 workers." These were vaccination
exemptions under Clause 12A of the Covid 19 Public Health Response
(Vaccinations) Order 2021.
Subsequently my OIA HNZ00027972 has a response on the 29th Sept 2023
which states, "All those who received 12A exemptions per the previous
response (ref. HNZ00029378) were in health-related work. "
Would you kindly share
- the process for these particular "clause 12A " exempted health related
workers to then receive a Covid-19 Vaccination Certificates or CVCs.
- How many of them applied for a CVC?
- How many were approved to receive a CVC?
- What if any were the conditions of these CVCs and exemptions?
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Ngā mihi nui
Hannah
Government Services
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear hnzOIA,
The statutory timeframe is 20 days. What’s this March of the year 2024 business, please?
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: Erika Whittome
Dear hnzOIA,
A complaint on this delay has been made to the ombudsman. Last time I checked, we are still under the rule of law .
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: hnzOIA
Kia ora Erika,
Thank you for your request for information. I apologise for the delay
in providing our response, now attached.
If you have any questions, please get in touch at
[1][email address].
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
Ngâ mihi
Hannah
Government Services
Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
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Athina Andonatou left an annotation ()
Following with interest as are many others I know. Thank you for your well posed questions
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