Early Covid Vaccine Distribution Systems and Data
Catherine Jamieson made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health
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From: Catherine Jamieson
Dear Ministry of Health,
Please provide
1. the name of the system(s) that held vaccine distribution data prior to the commissioning/full commissioning of the Covid Immunisation Register;
2. what part of what agency was responsible for that system or systems; and
3. information to demonstrate how the functions of the Inventory Portal that sits within the Covid Immunisation Register were carried out before the Inventory Portal and CIR were (fully) commissioned.
Is this information subject to the Public Records Act?
Yours faithfully,
Catherine Jamieson
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Kia ora Catherine
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From: Catherine Jamieson <[FOI #27405 email]>;
Received: Thu Jun 27 2024 11:19:01 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>; OIA <[email address]>;
Subject: Official Information request - Early Covid Vaccine Distribution
Systems and Data
Dear Ministry of Health,
Please provide
1. the name of the system(s) that held vaccine distribution data prior to
the commissioning/full commissioning of the Covid Immunisation Register;
2. what part of what agency was responsible for that system or systems;
and
3. information to demonstrate how the functions of the Inventory Portal
that sits within the Covid Immunisation Register were carried out before
the Inventory Portal and CIR were (fully) commissioned.
Is this information subject to the Public Records Act?
Yours faithfully,
Catherine Jamieson
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Tçnâ koe Catherine,
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to Manatû Hauora (the Ministry of Health) on 27 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
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U[4]nite against COVID-19
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From: hnzOIA
Kia ora Catherine,
Thank you for your request for information regarding the early COVID-19
vaccine and distribution systems on 9 July 2024. 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,
Maree
Government Services
[3][email address]
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
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