Records request related to COVID-19 vaccine doses
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| Submitted | Jan. 29, 2021 |
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From: Rachana Pradhan
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Hampshire Right to Know Law, I hereby request the following records:
(1) any and all data on the number of wasted, spoiled or expired COVID-19 vaccine doses from 12/11/2020 to 01/26/2021 and (2) any and all data on the total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered from 12/11/2020 to 01/26/2021.
Please note that I am a member of the news media as evidenced by my published work for Kaiser Health News at www.khn.org and this request is being made for news gathering purposes. Any questions should be routed to myself via email or by phone at 703-731-7918.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Rachana Pradhan
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 29, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Hampshire Right to Know Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 29, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Rachana Pradhan
Hello,
Wanted to circle back on this request and an estimated timetable for when we can expect any responsive records. Thanks.
-Rachana
From: Department of Health and Human Services
Dear Rachana Pradhan,
On behalf of NH DHHS, I am responding to your Right to Know request below. We did not receive your request until March 4, 2021.
In response to request #1,
The data in the table below is the basis of the wastage rate of less than 1% for state-issued vaccine only. NH currently has access to wastage data for State-run sites and hospital sites. Data related to the federal allocation of vaccine (CVS, Walgreens, federal partners such as VA or federal prisons) is held by the CDC and we are currently working to get access to that data.
In the meantime, we can provide wastage data on doses sent directly to the State. Here is the data as of today, March 10. Total doses distributed equals 343150.
Reason
Frequency
Broken Vial/Syringe
1542
Lost or unaccounted for vaccine
118
Open vial but all doses not administered
572
Vaccine drawn into syringe but not admin
152
Total
2384
In response to your request #2 below.
Please see our covid dashboard at https://www.nh.gov/covid19/dashboard/vaccination.htm#dash
Elizabeth Maynard, Esq.
New Hampshire Department
of Health and Human Services
Office of General Counsel
603-271-9223
elizabeth.maynard@dhhs.nh.gov<mailto:elizabeth.maynard@dhhs.nh.gov>
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From: Rachana Pradhan
Thank you, Elizabeth. Is it possible to receive wastage information for the requested timeframe, between 12/11/2020 to 01/26/2021?
From: Department of Health and Human Services
Hello. I am responding to your follow up question below.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide data for the time period requested.
Our current tracking system does not give us the ability to retrieve wastage data for a certain time period.
Best,
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Maynard, Esq.
New Hampshire Department
of Health and Human Services
Office of General Counsel
603-271-9223
elizabeth.maynard@dhhs.nh.gov<mailto:elizabeth.maynard@dhhs.nh.gov>
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE/CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic message and any attachments to this message may contain confidential or privileged legal information, which is intended for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). Unauthorized use or further dissemination may be prohibited or restricted by law. If you receive this message in error or believe that you are not authorized to have access to the information contained herein, please secure the information and notify the sender immediately. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
From: Rachana Pradhan
Hi there, just one more clarification -- the total is 2,384 doses wasted as of March 10, correct?
Is this just a single day of vaccine waste or is it cumulative over a period of time (i.e., since vaccinations began in December through March 10?)
From: Department of Health and Human Services
Hi. Yes, the data provided below is cumulative from the beginning of vaccine administration through March 10, 2021.
Additional vaccine info. may be found on our web site:
https://www.covid19.nh.gov/dashboard/vaccination
Elizabeth Maynard, Esq.
New Hampshire Department
of Health and Human Services
Office of General Counsel
603-271-9223
elizabeth.maynard@dhhs.nh.gov<mailto:elizabeth.maynard@dhhs.nh.gov>
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE/CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic message and any attachments to this message may contain confidential or privileged legal information, which is intended for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). Unauthorized use or further dissemination may be prohibited or restricted by law. If you receive this message in error or believe that you are not authorized to have access to the information contained herein, please secure the information and notify the sender immediately. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
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~WRD000
From: Rachana Pradhan
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Rachana Pradhan