133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
12 July 2024
Lana Maree
By email: [FYI request #27503 email]
Ref:
H2024045694
Tēnā koe Lana
Transfer of your request for official information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of
Health – Manatū Hauora (the Ministry) on 4 July 2024. You requested:
“Has New Zealand purchased any vaccines against H5N1 Bird Flu, such as AUDENZ: A
cell-based H5N1 vaccine manufactured by CSL Seqirus? Or, Pandemic influenza vaccine
H5N1 manufactured by AstraZeneca, or H5N1 vaccine manufactured by Sanofi, GSK
subsidiary ID Biomedical Corporation of Quebec (IDB), and CSL Seqirus? If so, What products have been purchased? How many doses have been purchased? What was the total cost of purchase?”
The requested information is more closely connected with the functions of Health New Zealand
– Te Whatu Ora. For this reason, I have decided to transfer your request to their agency under
section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from Health New Zealand in due course.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please feel
free to contact the OIA Services Team on:
[email address]. 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: Lana Maree <[FYI request #27503 email]>
Sent on: Thursday, July 4, 2024 3:32:20 AM
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health <[Ministry of Health request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Has New Zealand purchased any vaccines against
H5N1 Bird Flu?
Dear Ministry of Health,
Has New Zealand purchased any vaccines against H5N1 Bird Flu, such as AUDENZ: A cell-
based H5N1 vaccine manufactured by CSL Seqirus?
Or, Pandemic influenza vaccine H5N1 manufactured by AstraZeneca, or
H5N1 vaccine manufactured by Sanofi, GSK subsidiary ID Biomedical Corporation of Quebec
(IDB), and CSL Seqirus?
If so, What products have been purchased?
How many doses have been purchased?
What was the total cost of purchase?
Yours faithfully,
Lana Maree
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