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37665 author: violetblue@mastodon.social 31 Aug 2024 04:33
tags: #LongCovid #aotearoa #covid #newzealand

Welp.

In response to my question about vaccine availability for Kiwis, NZ Ministry of Health publicly stated that Pfizer hadn't applied to Medsafe for updated booster approval, but this was not true. Records show Pfizer applied in June.

Screencap: tweet, the NZ Ministry of Health being corrected about covid vaccine application status with a screenshot of the dated application. Text:

Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora
@minhealthnz Aug 27
Kia ora, the decision on when and if to seek approval for new Covid-19 vaccine and to supply that vaccine in New Zealand is made by the company. Pfizer has applied and obtained emergency authorisation from the US FDA. At this stage, it has not applied for approval in New Zealand.

Living Safely With Covid #CovidIsAirborne
@CovidSafeNZ (3 hours ago)
This is incorrect. Pfizer applied to Medsafe 28 June 2024 to register its JN.1 COVID vaccine. It is currently undergoing initial evaluation.

AFAIK Novavax has not submitted an application for its JN.1 vaccine.

37664 author: violetblue@mastodon.social 28 Aug 2024 23:46
tags: #LongCovid #aotearoa #covid #newzealand

Adding the chain of Eric Crampton's responses to my questions about NZ vaccine access (Chief Economist at the NZ Initiative). He explains how to apply pressure.

Screencap of tweets:

Living Safely With Covid #CovidIsAirborne
@CovidSafeNZ
1. Email Pharmac to let the agency know you want Novavax now.

2. Push for the Rule of Two to be expedited. The Ministry of Health is preparing advice for Associate Minister of Health David Seymour to take to cabinet.
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Living Safely With Covid #CovidIsAirborne
@CovidSafeNZ
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Jul 11
Replying to @CovidSafeNZ
From research by two teams of Canterbury University students: “The Rule of Two would have seen safe drugs approved [in New Zealand] between ONE and TWELVE years earlier than Medsafe.” @EricCrampton
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https://nzinitiative.org.nz/reports-and-media/reports/safe-to-follow-faster-access-to-medicines-for-kiwis/
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6:33 PM · Aug 26, 2024
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Screencap of a tweet:

Eric Crampton
@EricCrampton
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Jul 10
The coalition agreements that formed the current government both state that Medsafe will be required to approve drugs approved by at least two overseas agencies within 30 days.
Any grassroots campaign should be to move the "Rule of Two" up the priority list.

Screencap of a tweet:

Eric Crampton
@EricCrampton
If it's helpful, our shop put up a short note on the merits of a 'Rule of Two' for drug approvals in early November.

Pharmac's entire drug buying budget is smaller than the FDA's drug evaluation budget. We aren't likely to find things they've missed.

https://nzinitiative.org.nz/reports-and-media/reports/safe-to-follow-faster-access-to-medicines-for-kiwis/
9:51 PM · Jul 10, 2024
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37663 author: violetblue@mastodon.social 28 Aug 2024 22:46
tags: #LongCovid #aotearoa #covid #newzealand

For those interested, I asked Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora about updated covid vaccine access for New Zealand. This is MIH's response.

Screencap of two tweets:

Violet Blue®
@violetblue 19h
Any word on when Kiwis can access the new boosters approved and being distributed right now in the US?

Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora
@minhealthnz
Kia ora, the decision on when and if to seek approval for new Covid-19 vaccine and to supply that vaccine in New Zealand is made by the company. Pfizer has applied and obtained emergency authorisation from the US FDA. At this stage, it has not applied for approval in New Zealand.
8:21 PM · Aug 27, 2024