Mr Bloomfield’s interview yesterday and the fatality rate of Covid 19
Erika Whittome made this Official Information request to Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited,
The CEO gave an interview yesterday about diseases and pandemics on NZ television. Would Mr Bloomfield please share his information on the fatality rate or the infection fatality rate for the Covid 19 disease.
I am requesting the information on the rate of number of people infected versus the deaths for this disease.
Yours faithfully,
Erika Whittome
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Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited
Dear Erika,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information dated
Thursday 27 March 2025.
ESR will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Tuesday 29 April 2025, being 20 working days after
the day your request was received pursuant to section 15(1) of the
Official Information Act 1982.
If we are unable to respond to your request by Tuesday 29 April 2025, we
will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
Kind Regards,
Wendy Chung
Legal Coordinator
Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (ESR)
Christchurch Science Centre: 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041
PO Box 29181, Christchurch 8540, New Zealand
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From: Wendy Chung
Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited
Good Afternoon Erika,
Please find attached our response to your Official Information Act request
received by ESR on Thursday 27 March 2025.
Kind Regards,
Wendy Chung
Legal Coordinator
Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (ESR)
Christchurch Science Centre: 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041
PO Box 29181, Christchurch 8540, New Zealand
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear Wendy Chung,
Thank you for the link to the current cases and deaths on te Whatu Ora’s web page for the Covid-19 disease.
This request was to the CEO Mr Bloomfield. The page you supplied says as of today there are 4603 deaths from Covid and a total case number of 2717063.
Please confirm: Is Ashley Bloomfield responding to this request that the fatality rate is 4603 divided by 2717063 ? Ie the fatality rate for Covid 19 is 0.1694 %?
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
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Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited
Dear Erika,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information dated Wednesday 2 April 2025 .
ESR will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than Monday 5 May 2025, being 20 working days after the day your request was received pursuant to section 15(1) of the Official Information Act 1982.
If we are unable to respond to your request by Monday 5 May 2025, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
Kind Regards,
Wendy Chung
Legal Coordinator
Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (ESR)
Christchurch Science Centre: 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041
PO Box 29181, Christchurch 8540, New Zealand
E: [email address]
http://www.esr.cri.nz/
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Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited
Good Morning Erika,
Please find attached, the ESR response to your OIA request received on Wednesday 2 April.
Kind Regards,
Wendy Chung
Legal Coordinator
Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (ESR)
Christchurch Science Centre: 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041
PO Box 29181, Christchurch 8540, New Zealand
E: [email address]
http://www.esr.cri.nz/
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From: Erika Whittome
Dear OIA & Privacy Requests,
This request for information is to the CEO gave an interview on the matter. Kindly provide the information
Yours sincerely,
Erika Whittome
From: OIA & Privacy Requests
Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited
Dear Erika,
Thank you for your email.
As mentioned in our previous response, your request for information has been transferred to Te Whatu (please see attached).
You will hear from them in due course regarding your request.
Kind Regards,
Wendy Chung
Legal Coordinator
Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (ESR)
Christchurch Science Centre: 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041
PO Box 29181, Christchurch 8540, New Zealand
E: [email address]
http://www.esr.cri.nz/
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