❓ Hon James Hayward questions the Minister for Health regarding the rationale and extent of data cleaning performed on adverse event reports following vaccinations in WA during 2022, and whether the raw data is subject to freedom of information requests. The Minister confirms the data cleaning process and that the raw data is subject to FOI.
AnsweredQoN 781Legislative Council
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VACCINE SAFETY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ANNUAL REPORT
781. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the answer provided on 8
August 2023 in relation to the WA Vaccine Safety Surveillance System annual
report for 2022.
(1) What is the
rationale for performing a significant review and data cleaning with respect to
adverse events following the vaccinations in 2022 that were reported by the WA
community?
(2) What is the raw number of
adverse event reports in 2022 that are being reviewed and sanitised?
(3) If the
minister is not prepared to provide an answer to (2), is this because the raw
unsanitised number of reported adverse events in 2022 is too high?
(4) Can the
minister confirm that the raw data in question and related documents are
subject to freedom of information requests and the State Records Act?
781. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the answer provided on 8
August 2023 in relation to the WA Vaccine Safety Surveillance System annual
report for 2022.
(1) What is the
rationale for performing a significant review and data cleaning with respect to
adverse events following the vaccinations in 2022 that were reported by the WA
community?
(2) What is the raw number of
adverse event reports in 2022 that are being reviewed and sanitised?
(3) If the
minister is not prepared to provide an answer to (2), is this because the raw
unsanitised number of reported adverse events in 2022 is too high?
(4) Can the
minister confirm that the raw data in question and related documents are
subject to freedom of information requests and the State Records Act?
AnswerView source ↗
The following information has been
provided by the Minister for Health.
(1) The review
and data cleaning are undertaken to ensure that an adverse event was caused by
the vaccine and not related to other factors.
(2) To date, 6 006
reported events have been extracted from WAVSS. These reports are reviewed to
identify any discrepancies.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) Yes.
provided by the Minister for Health.
(1) The review
and data cleaning are undertaken to ensure that an adverse event was caused by
the vaccine and not related to other factors.
(2) To date, 6 006
reported events have been extracted from WAVSS. These reports are reviewed to
identify any discrepancies.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) Yes.
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