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Kia ora Erika,
 
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) for:
 
1. Is Covid 19 vaccination required for a patient to be eligible for heart
and lung transplant service at any stage of the eligibility process?
2. If yes, what date did this requirement begin ?
3, Please share the written policy and template letters for this
requirement.eg any generic clinical letters.
4. Please share the minutes, emails, memos and any correspondence on how
this vaccination requirement came about.
5. Please provide the information on how vaccination protects the patient
from catching Covid 19 in your care.  Kindly take into consideration the
2.5 million case count at present on Te Whatu Ora's website which is
rendering the covid-19 vaccine being in effective with drug failure.
6. Please provide the information on how the vaccinations reduce
transmission or passing on Covid. The MoH said for a vaccinated person,
"we must assume there is still a risk of transmission" here in October
2021: [1]Ministry of Health COVID advice October 2021
Furthermore, in  another MOH official information request #H202110912, it
states that "initial trials of the Pfizer vaccine did not measure efficacy
against transmission" here [2]MoH OIA Clarification which was in Sept
2021.
7. Please share the number of people you have refused for eligibility for
NZ Heart and Lung Transplant Service on the grounds that they are
unvaccinated.
8. Are the hospital wards for NZ Heart and Lung transplant services ones
with negative air pressure and PPE entry requirements?
 
 
Pursuant to section 15(1)(a) of the Act, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
is writing to advise you that a decision has been made on your request;
however, it will take us some time to prepare the information for release.
However, as it stands, some information may be refused under section
9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of individuals.
 
We apologise for the delay, and endeavour to send you the information on
or before 9 August 2024.
 
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: [3][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602. 
 
 
Ngā mihi

Mark
 
Ministerial Services Team
 
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