Kia ora Catherine

 

Thank you for your email of 21 January 2025 to the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

 

In your request you refer to “OIA20210033”. Unfortunately, this number
does not appear to match any MBIE work.

 

To move forward with your request could you please provide a copy or a
link to the Aide Memoire you quote from so that we can see what is being
referred to.

 

Thank you for your assistance.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

 

 

Renée (she/her)
SENIOR MINISTERIAL ADVISOR
Office of the Deputy Secretary, Labour, Science and Enterprise

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

 

Kia ora Catherine, 

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 19 January 2025 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

Please provide any documentation, including submitted business cases, that
discussed:

 

i) a decision not to rollout a Covid vaccine for which their was limited
confidence in its safety; and

ii) ability to pull the Covid vaccines, in what circumstances that would
occur and what group or role would have that power.

 

This email is to advise you that your request has been transferred to
Ministry of Health on 23 January 2025 and is being processed in accordance
with the Official Information Act 1982.

 

This is because your request is more closely aligned with the functions of
the Ministery of health.  Section 14(b)(ii) of the Official Information
Act allows me to transfer any request that is believed to be more closely
aligned with the functions of another department, organisation or Minister
of the Crown.

 

 

You will hear further from the Ministry of Health concerning your request

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Ministerial Services 

 

Strategy and Assurance 

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment 

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: [FOI #29802 email]; 
Received: Sun Jan 19 2025 13:03:26 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: OIA <[MBIE request email]>; 
Subject: Official Information request - Covid Vaccine Risk Mitigation
Options

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

OIA20210033 contains an In-confidence Aide Memoire where paragraph 29
reads:

'There will be various options available to mitigate risk in each
agreement, ultimately including a decision not to rollout a vaccine for
which we have limited confidence in its safety.  There are also likely to
be opportunities for waivers and consent forms, and for monitoring the
impacts of a vaccine's administration with the ability to pull the vaccine
quickly.  MBIE will provide further detail on mitigation options available
in submitted business cases.'

Please provide any documentation, including submitted business cases, that
discussed:

i) a decision not to rollout a Covid vaccine for which their was limited
confidence in its safety; and
ii) ability to pull the Covid vaccines, in what circumstances that would
occur and what group or role would have that power.

Yours faithfully,

Catherine Jamieson

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Kia ora Catherine,   

   

Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2025059478.   

   

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry of
Health-Manatū Hauora will endeavour to respond to your request no later
than 20 working days after the day your request was received. If you'd
like to calculate the timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online
calculator here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/   

   

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.  

 

Ngā mihi 
 
OIA Services Team 
[2]Ministry of Health information releases 

 

 

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

OIA20210033 contains an In-confidence Aide Memoire where paragraph 29
reads:

'There will be various options available to mitigate risk in each
agreement, ultimately including a decision not to rollout a vaccine for
which we have limited confidence in its safety.  There are also likely to
be opportunities for waivers and consent forms, and for monitoring the
impacts of a vaccine's administration with the ability to pull the vaccine
quickly.  MBIE will provide further detail on mitigation options available
in submitted business cases.'

Please provide any documentation, including submitted business cases, that
discussed:

i) a decision not to rollout a Covid vaccine for which their was limited
confidence in its safety; and
ii) ability to pull the Covid vaccines, in what circumstances that would
occur and what group or role would have that power.

Yours faithfully,

Catherine Jamieson

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[3][FOI #29802 email]

Is [4][MBIE request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests
to Ministry of Business, Innovation &amp; Employment? If so, please
contact us using this form:
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Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
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Kia ora Catherine

 

 

Please find attached a letter regarding your requests for information. We
look forward to your response.

 

Ngā mihi

 

 

OIA Services Team

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“Kia ora Catherine,

 

Thank you for your request for official information received on 23
January 2025 requesting: 

 

“Please provide any documentation, including submitted business cases,
that discussed:

 

i) a decision not to rollout a Covid vaccine for which their was limited
confidence in its safety; and

 

ii) ability to pull the Covid vaccines, in what circumstances that would
occur and what group or role would have that power.”

 

The Ministry of Health has decided to extend the
period of time available to respond to your request under section
15A of the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) as the
consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a
proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit.

 

You can now expect a response to your request on, or before, 21 March
2025.

 

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request. 

 

Ngâ mihi 

  

OIA Services Team

Ministry of Health  | Manatû Hauora 

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 

 

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