The coronial inquest into the death of Dunedin man Rory Nairn has concluded.
The MedSafe boss was among those questioned on Tuesday about how clearly the risks of the vaccine were communicated to vaccinators.
Nairn died of myocarditis 12 days after getting his first jab.
The final day started with an apology from the lead of the southern vaccine rollout.
"I can't imagine the 10 months that you've had and our thoughts are with you on behalf of Te Whatu Ora," Southern District Health Board (SDHB) Vaccine Rollout Programme lead Karl Metzler said.
Ashleigh Wilson mouthed the words 'thank you' back as the inquest into her fiance's death heard from the pathologist who carried out his autopsy.
The pathologist confirmed he died of myocarditis but that it was very rare in her experience.
"Not many. Maybe half a dozen over 10 years," pathologist Dr Noelyn Hung said.
The pharmacy where Nairn was vaccinated received information from eight different sources and argues important information was lost.
Its lawyer asked why the flow of information wasn't streamlined to make sure providers were aware of updates.
"We were aware of some of those sources and very mindful of not overwhelming people with information and trying not to duplicate that information," Metzler said.
Three cases of myocarditis were reported in early 2021, which triggered warnings from health authorities.
"The alert communication in July 2021 that was the reason, that was when we considered that safety signal was real," MedSafe group manager Christopher James said.
That was months before Nairn was vaccinated.
The coroner will now seek expert opinion from a cardiologist in relation to how treatable myocarditis is if it is diagnosed early.
She'll then consider all evidence before making findings and any recommendations.
