Kia ora Catherine Jamieson,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 21/01/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
Please specify for each company New Zealand has Advance Purchase
Agreements to purchase Covid-19 vaccines:

i)The date the initial APA was signed and for how many doses of each
vaccine; and
ii)The date any further APAs were signed or the initial APA was amended
and for how many doses

For each of i) and ii) above please specify whether the APA/amendment was
structured as an option or an obligation to buy that number of doses. 
Please also make clear in relation to Pfizer BioNTech products the vaccine
type (eg adult monovalent purple cap, Adult monovalent grey cap,
paediatric, infant, Bivalent, XBB)
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 19/02/2025, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries
regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][MBIE request email].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

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Dear Catherine,

 

Please find attached a letter advising that your request has been
transferred to the Ministry of Health.

 

Best regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Office of the Deputy Secretary | Labour, Science and Enterprise

MINISTRY OF BUSINESS INNOVATION & EMPLOYMENT | HIKINA WHAKATUTUKI

15 Stout St, Wellington, New Zealand  | [1]www.mbie.govt.nz  

NZBN 9429000106078

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Kia ora Catherine,   

   

Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2025060090.   

   

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

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: [FOI #29831 email];
Received: Tue Jan 21 2025 17:21:22 GMT+1300 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
To: OIA ;
Subject: Official Information request - Advance Purchase Agreements for
Covid-19 Vaccines

 

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Please specify for each company New Zealand has Advance Purchase
Agreements to purchase Covid-19 vaccines:

i)The date the initial APA was signed and for how many doses of each
vaccine; and
ii)The date any further APAs were signed or the initial APA was amended
and for how many doses

For each of i) and ii) above please specify whether the APA/amendment was
structured as an option or an obligation to buy that number of doses.
Please also make clear in relation to Pfizer BioNTech products the vaccine
type (eg adult monovalent purple cap, Adult monovalent grey cap,
paediatric, infant, Bivalent, XBB)

Yours faithfully,

Catherine Jamieson

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