Pursuant to section 26 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (“Act”), the Environmental Protection Authority hereby determines that the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine BNT162b2 (COMIRNATY™) is not a new organism for the purpose of the Act.
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of February 2021.
Dr KERRY LAING, Chair, Decision-making Committee of the Authority.