COVID vaccine distribution and prioritization 2020 (Louisiana Department of Health)

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Dear Emma Ockerman:
Thank you for your interest in public records of Louisiana Department of Health. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the Louisiana Public Records Act. Your request was received in this office on 12/21/2020 and given the reference number P001418-122120 for tracking purposes.
Name of Documents Requested: Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Louisiana Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

The CDC has ordered every state to create a vaccine distribution plan:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/01/vaccine-priority-groups-covid/

Therefore, I request the following information:
- Any and all correspondence between this agency and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about vaccine priority, including emails, presentations, recordings, photographs, and memos, about vaccine distribution and prioritization plans
- Any and all correspondence between this agency and stakeholders (including private companies and their representatives and their attorneys, nonprofit groups, advisory committees, elected officials, and county-and-local health officials) including emails, presentations, recordings, photographs, and memos about vaccine distribution and prioritization plans
- Any documents about or referring to algorithms, computer programs, partnerships, or software that will be used to help determine vaccine priority and distribution
- Any presentations, pdfs, or legal analyses about vaccine priority and distribution
- Any communication with law enforcement (state, local, or national) about vaccine priority and distribution plan

Please search from October 1, 2020 until the day this request is processed.

This request is being made for use on VICE News. It is not for commercial purposes.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Emma Ockerman

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Dear Emma Ockerman,

RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of December 21, 2020, Reference # P001418-122120

Dear Emma Ockerman,

Your public records request is being processed; it is estimated that it will require an additional 15-30 days for collection and review of the prospective records before they will be available for inspection or reproduction.

It is possible that after this review that some or all of the prospective records may be exempt from disclosure, or that confidentiality and/or privilege issues may prevent the disclosure of the requested records. If so, LDH will contact you immediately to state the legal basis for withholding any records responsive to your request.

Sincerely,

Michael Coleman
Attorney at Law
Bureau of Legal Services (BLS)

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January 05, 2021
Emma Ockerman
MuckRock News 411A Highland Ave DEPT MR 105933
Somerville  MA 02144
RE: Reference # P001418-122120.
RE: Public Records Request of December 21, 2020, Reference # P001418-122120
Dear Emma Ockerman,
The Louisiana Department of Health received a public information request from you on December 21, 2020. Your request mentioned: “To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Louisiana Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

The CDC has ordered every state to create a vaccine distribution plan:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/01/vaccine-priority-groups-covid/

Therefore, I request the following information:
- Any and all correspondence between this agency and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about vaccine priority, including emails, presentations, recordings, photographs, and memos, about vaccine distribution and prioritization plans
- Any and all correspondence between this agency and stakeholders (including private companies and their representatives and their attorneys, nonprofit groups, advisory committees, elected officials, and county-and-local health officials) including emails, presentations, recordings, photographs, and memos about vaccine distribution and prioritization plans
- Any documents about or referring to algorithms, computer programs, partnerships, or software that will be used to help determine vaccine priority and distribution
- Any presentations, pdfs, or legal analyses about vaccine priority and distribution
- Any communication with law enforcement (state, local, or national) about vaccine priority and distribution plan

Please search from October 1, 2020 until the day this request is processed.

This request is being made for use on VICE News. It is not for commercial purposes.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Emma Ockerman

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This letter is to clarify the information that you are seeking from the Louisiana Department of Health;
The first two bullets of your request as currently written are too broad and ambiguous for LDH to even begin to search for records.  Please narrow and clarify what specific correspondence you are referring to; please be specific as to what correspondence, and between which individuals you are seeking records for.  The remaining portions of your request are being processed.  Given that staff are currently extremely preoccupied with actually administering the vaccine, it may take longer than the 15-30 day estimate you were originally given to provide a response to this request.
If you would like for the Louisiana Department of Health to proceed with your public information request, please provide clarifications within fifteen (15) days from 01/05/2021. Otherwise, the Louisiana Department of Health will consider your request withdrawn.
You may provide a response to the Louisiana Department of Health by any of the following methods:
* by responding to this email or
* by regular mail to Louisiana Department of Health  628 N. 4th Street (70802) P.O. Box 3836 Baton Rouge, LA  70821
Upon receipt of your clarification, the Louisiana Department of Health will further respond to your  Request as required by law, including providing you with an estimate of costs associated with producing the requested records.
If you have any questions, please reply to this email communication. Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely,
Michael Coleman
Attorney at Law
Bureau of Legal Services (BLS)

Dear Emma Ockerman,
In regards to your Public Records Request, which we received on 12/21/2020, we requested clarification from you 15 days ago. To date, we have not received a response. The Louisiana Department of Health now considers this request CLOSED. If you would still like the records, please submit another Public Records Request. Thank you for using the LDH Records Center.
Request Details:
Reference # P001418-122120
Description of Records Requested:

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