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As revealed by the NZ Herald, a Cabinet paper issued in Chris Hipkins’ name shows that he shared the CV TAG’s December advice with Cabinet colleagues in March 2022.
On 6 April 2022, Hipkins and Ashley Bloomfield fronted a joint press conference to announce and promote booster shots for teenagers.
Despite being aware of the myocarditis risks, both Hipkins and Bloomfield emphasised how safe the booster was, citing the robust approval process and the advice of the CV TAG — the same advisory group that had just months earlier stated that two doses for vaccine mandates were not justified. The group had warned that two doses “may add unnecessary risk” by increasing the likelihood of myocarditis.
At the press conference Hipkins said: “When we make these decisions I want to be able to, hand on heart, say, look, this has been through a really robust approval process, it's safe, and all the evidence stacks up.”
Ashley Bloomfield: “The advice from our technical advisory group was also very clear that they felt that for 16 - and 17 - year-olds the evidence was supported, but not routinely offering it to 12- to 15-year-olds.”
The fact that both Hipkins and Bloomfield continued to actively promote a multi-dose approach for teenagers — despite both knowing the advisory group had already warned that two doses may add unnecessary risk of myocarditis and they kept this information from parents, is simply indefensible.

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