The Ministry of Health has been ordered to reconsider its refusal to share Māori Covid-19 vaccine information with the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency.
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The agency went to the High Court to try and get access to individual-level data, to better target Māori who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.
In a judgment released this evening, Justice Gwyn set aside the ministry's decision.
She said the ministry's power to disclose information under the health privacy code - in the context of the Covid-19 vaccination programme - must be exercised in accordance with Te Tiriti principles.
Justice Gwyn said the ministry must urgently retake its decision, within three working days.