Vaccines promoted by the Minitsry in 2024
Peter Russell made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Peter Russell
Dear Ministry of Health,
I require:
Details of all vaccines promoted to the public by, or on behalf of, the Ministry of Health thus far in 2024.
Copies of, or internet access to, all promotional material relating to the above including, but not limited to: television, radio, newspaper and magazine advertisements; flyers, brochures, pamphlets and leaflets.
Details of all vaccines the Ministry of Health plans to promote, or have promoted by other parties, to the public during the remainder of 2024.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Russell
From: OIA Requests
Kia ora Peter,
Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2024044081
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Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
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From: OIA Requests
Tçnâ koe Peter,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to Manatû Hauora (the Ministry of Health) on 10 June 2024.
Manatû 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(b)(i) of the Act. You can expect
a response from Te Whatu Ora ([1][email address]) 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: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.
Ngâ mihi
OIA Services Team
Manatû Hauora | Ministry of Health
[3]Ministry of Health information releases
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From: hnzOIA
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From: hnzOIA
Kia ora Peter
Thank you for your request for official information, received on 12 June
2024 for:
Details of all vaccines promoted to the public by, or on behalf of, the
Ministry of Health thus far in 2024.
Copies of, or internet access to, all promotional material relating to the
above including, but not limited to: television, radio, newspaper and
magazine advertisements; flyers, brochures, pamphlets and leaflets.
Details of all vaccines the Ministry of Health plans to promote, or have
promoted by other parties, to the public during the remainder of 2024.
We have scoped the material in relation to your request and as it stands
it is of such a volume that your request would likely be refused under
section 18(f) of the Act, requires substantial manual collation or
research. In order to provide you with the information requested, could
you please refine your request.
Please note, under section 15 of the Official Information Act 1982, any
clarification or amendments made to a request within seven days after the
date it is received, that request may be treated as a new request and the
time limit for the response restarts.
We look forward to receiving your response.
Ngā mihi,
Jeremy Short (He/Him)
Office of the Chief Executive
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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From: hnzOIA
Kia ora Peter,
Thank you for your request for information, please find attached our
response to your request.
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.
Ngā mihi,
Jeremy (He/Him)
Senior Advisor | Government Services
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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From: Peter Russell
Dear hnzOIA,
Refined request follows:
I require:
A list of all vaccines promoted to the public by, or on behalf of, the Ministry of Health thus far in 2024.
Identification of which of those vaccines were promoted to the public by, or on behalf of, government agencies using the words "immunity," "immunise," "immunisation" or related words.
A list of all vaccines the Ministry of Health plans to promote, or have promoted by other parties, to the public during the remainder of 2024.
Yours sincerely,
Peter Russell
From: hnzOIA
Tēnā koe,
Thank you for contacting Health NZ, Te Whatu Ora. This is an automatic
reply to confirm that we have received your email. Depending on the
nature of your request you may not receive a response for up to 20 working
days. We will try to respond to your query as quickly as possible.
Ngā mihi
Health NZ, Te Whatu Ora.
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legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use,
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From: hnzOIA
Kia ora Peter,
Thank you for your request of 10 July 2024.
On 9 July 2024, Health NZ declined your previous request for this same
information, as you did not refine your request as we deemed necessary.
We do not believe your latest request has sufficiently clarified your
original request to the extent that we can respond. Accordingly, we must
also refuse this latest request under section 18(f) of the Act, as the
information requested cannot be made available without substantial
research and collation.
We would be willing to work with you on a more refined request in future.
If you have any questions, you can contact us 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.
Ngā mihi,
Jeremy (He/Him)
Office of the Chief Executive
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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From: Peter Russell
Dear hnzOIA,
On 10 June 2024 I requested:
1. Details of all vaccines promoted to the public by, or on behalf of, the Ministry of Health thus far in 2024.
2. Copies of, or internet access to, all promotional material relating to the above including, but not limited to: television, radio, newspaper and magazine advertisements; flyers, brochures, pamphlets and leaflets.
3. Details of all vaccines the Ministry of Health plans to promote, or have promoted by other parties, to the public during the remainder of 2024.
On 19 June 2024 you explained that you had scoped the material in relation to my request and as it stands it is of such a volume that it would “likely be refused under section 18(f) of the Act, requires substantial manual collation or research.” You asked me to refine my request in order to provide me with the information.
On 9 July 2024 I sent a refined request for:
1. A list of all vaccines promoted to the public by, or on behalf of, the Ministry of Health thus far in 2024.
2. Identification of which of those vaccines were promoted to the public by, or on behalf of, government agencies using the words "immunity," "immunise," "immunisation" or related words.
3. A list of all vaccines the Ministry of Health plans to promote, or have promoted by other parties, to the public during the remainder of 2024.
On 11 July 2024 you explained that you do not believe my latest request has sufficiently clarified my original request to the extent that you can respond and must accordingly also refuse this latest request under section 18(f) of the Act, as the information requested “cannot be made available without substantial research and collation”. You also explained that you would be willing to work with me on a more refined request in future.
My refined request involved a significant reduction in the amount of information required. It is unclear to me why providing that information would require substantial research and collation. I appreciate your willingness to work with me on a more refined request. Please identify what aspects of the request are too difficult for you to answer to enable me to refine it.
Yours sincerely,
Peter Russell
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