ELEVEN TOUSAND HEALTHWORKERS DID NOT REVEIVE THE JAB IN THE ARM FOR COVID19 EVEN THOUGH MANDATED

On 15 November 2021 all healthcare workers in New Zealand — doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, midwives and the like — were required to have had their first covid Jab. The covid Jab mandate lasted until late September 2022.

Just tonight I learned that over 11,000 workers received “12A Exemptions” during this period from an Official Information Act request to Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand), the health service agency that absorbed the District Health Boards and manages all public health services nationwide.

PROFF OF THE INFORMATION SHARED ABOVE IS FROM A REQUEST FROM ERIKA WHITTOME  FYI #23284. OIA Request HNZ00023978

5^th July 2023  The Official Information Act reads as follows:-

“According to the legislation at the time in 2021, there were operational exemptions 
available for those who were not getting vaccinated against Covid 19. Your website outlines 
the process of applying for an operating exemption under clause 12a

Kindly share: 
How many requests were received? 
How many were approved by the ministry?” 

From 13 November 2021 to 26 September 2022, a total of 478 applications for Significant Service
Disruption exemption (SSD) were received. 103 applications were granted, covering approximately
11,005 workers.

Please note that it is not possible to provide the exact number of workers that were covered by
SSDs. This is because it was possible for an organization to submit an application to cover more
than one worker.
https://fyi.org.nz/request/23284/response/88679/attach/html/4/HNZ00023978%20Response%20Letter.pdf.html