Advertising Info re covid vaccines 2021
Amanda Hewitt made this Freedom of Information request to Victorian Department of Health
Dear Victorian Department of Health,
I am writing to request
(1) all documents (emails, faxes, letters or text messages) resulting in the commissioning of Michelle Spence RN to the advert/promotion of COVID vaccination broadcast on TV or in print media on or around 03/10/2021]. The documents should include the full trail from the agreement of RN Spence to appear, retrospectively back to the first related email that enquires as to the availability of a nurse to promote the COVID vaccines in the manner displayed. The documents should also include any contracts signed by the hospital or RN Spence to appear.
(2) a list of all COVID-related payments received by Royal Melbourne Hospital in relation to COVID or COVID vaccines or any vaccines in the time period 03/04/2021-03/04/2022 being aprox. the 6 months before and 6 months after the appearance of Michelle Spence.
Link below for relevant example.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-03/c...
Yours faithfully,
Amanda Hewitt
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