Dear Martyn J. Goddard

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 11 August 2016. The Ministry's reference number for
your request is: H20160 3249

You requested:

As Guardian of the subject person, I am obliged to seek any and all
avenues to determine the facts surrounding the vaccine known universally
as SV40, the administration of and resultant effects on recipients.   Also
I require the name of the ChCh law firm that advertised in the New Zealand
Herald, for those who suffered as a result of receiving the faulty Salk
Polio vaccine to apply for compensation, approx 10 years back.
The vaccine was administered in 1956, and I have documented evidence to
support, but require authentication of requested details by yourselves to
authenticate and support my pending claim. The claim is sitting in my
lawyer's office awaiting your support to formalize.
Your request has been received and logged.  You can expect a reply no
later than 8 September 2016 as required under the Official Information Act
1982.

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The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H20160 3249

Yours sincerely,

Melissa Buckle l OIA Co-ordinator
[MOH request email]
Government Relations l Ministerial, Executive and Government Services l
Office of the Director General

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Dear Martyn Goddard,

In relation to your request (H201603249) we are not able to answer your
query regarding the name of the Christchurch law firm that advertised in
the New Zealand Herald about ten years ago as the Ministry does not hold
this type of information. In relation to the query about the Salk Polio
vaccine (or SV40)  -  we have consulted teams in the Ministry and as the
Medicines Act only came into effect in 1981 we do not hold information
that goes back to the 1950s. I recommend seeking this information from
Archives New Zealand.

Kind regards,

Melissa Buckle l OIA Co-ordinator
[MOH request email]
Government Relations l Ministerial, Executive and Government Services l
Office of the Director General

[1]http://www.health.govt.nz

From:        Martyn Goddard
<[FOI #4423 email]>
To:        OIA/LGOIMA requests at MOH <[MOH request email]>,
Date:        11/08/2016 06:58 p.m.
Subject:        Official Information request - Information about import
and administration of contaminated Salk Polio Vaccine in the early 1950's

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Dear Ministry of Health,
As Guardian of the subject person, I am obliged to seek any and all
avenues to determine the facts surrounding the vaccine known universally
as SV40, the administration of and resultant effects on recipients.   Also
I require the name of the ChCh law firm that advertised in the New Zealand
Herald, for those who suffered as a result of receiving the faulty Salk
Polio vaccine to apply for compensation, approx 10 years back.
The vaccine was administered in 1956, and I have documented evidence to
support, but require authentication of requested details by yourselves to
authenticate and support my pending claim. The claim is sitting in my
lawyer's office awaiting your support to formalize.

Yours faithfully,
Martyn J. Goddard.
Guardian

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