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Today I would like to update members on further advice announced by the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). In light of the threat posed by the new Variant of Concern, Omicron, the JCVI was asked to rapidly review the UK COVID\-19 Vaccination programme.


The Committee was asked to look at what changes, if any, were needed to the programme and advise on a strategy to save lives, protect the NHS and reduce infection as far as possible, before the peak of any impending Omicron wave.


The JCVI has recommended an acceleration to the vaccination programme through a number of ways outlined below:


* all adults over 18 are now eligible for a booster, though priority should still be given to older adults and those at risk
* booster doses should be offered at a reduced minimum of three months after completion of the primary course
* individuals who are severely immunosuppressed who have completed their primary course of three doses should be offered a booster dose, with a minimum of three months between the third primary and booster dose, in line with clinical advice on optimal timing
* both the Moderna and Pfizer\-BioNTech vaccines should be used with equal preference in the COVID\-19 booster programme. Both vaccines have been shown to substantially increase antibody levels when offered as a booster dose.


In addition, JCVI advises, as a secondary measure, that subject to appropriate consideration by deployment teams regarding feasibility, all children and young people aged 12 to 15 years should be offered a second dose of the Pfizer\-BioNTech COVID\-19 vaccine at a minimum of 12 weeks from the first dose. The interval for this group (and 16\-17s) may be reduced to at least 8 weeks between doses if supported by the emerging epidemiological data.


The extent of protection COVID\-19 vaccines will provide against the Omicron variant is not yet known, but the JCVI felt that accelerating the programme would maximise protection for individuals. Through extending eligibility and reducing the interval for booster, the aim is to reduce the impact of the new variant on the population, ahead of a wave of infection. The JCVI will continue to monitor the position as more data becomes available.


We will continue to follow the clinical and scientific evidence, as we have since the start of the pandemic. I have accepted the recommendations of the JCVI, in line with the other nations of the UK. NHS Wales will do all that is necessary to increase capacity to implement this advice.


All individuals who are eligible for a booster will automatically receive an invitation to attend an appointment when it is their turn. Those who have already been given a booster appointment should attend on the date and time given. Appointments for all others now eligible will be scheduled by their health board in line with the latest JCVI advice and in accordance with their age and clinical vulnerability. There is no need to call your health board or GP to check if you have an appointment; you will be contacted when it is your turn. Our vaccination teams are continuing to make sure the appropriate vaccine is available at the right time for people at their appointments.


Given the JCVI’s updated advice, there will be a significant number of vaccination appointments issuing over the coming weeks. To help our NHS, I ask people to keep their allocated appointment wherever possible. However, I expect our text message rescheduling service to go live tomorrow this means that from Wednesday, you will have the option to reschedule your appointment by text if you are not able to make your allocated appointment.


Now more than ever, with the threat of this new variant, it is important that people come forward for their appointments when called, especially those who have yet to take up their first dose. If you have not had a first or second dose, it is not too late to contact your health board to arrange an appointment. No one who chooses to be vaccinated will be left behind. Vaccination teams can answer any questions you may have about vaccination and support you to get vaccinated. Most mass vaccination centres have quiet areas for people to sit whilst waiting and many also have specialist nurses in attendance, to assist those who may need some extra support. Together we will keep Wales safe.


Tomorrow I will publish the latest version of our fortnightly COVID\-19 vaccination programme update.







Translation:


 
Heddiw, hoffwn i roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Aelodau am y cyngor pellach sydd wedi cael ei gyhoeddi gan y Cyd\-bwyllgor ar Imiwneiddio a Brechu (JCVI). Yng ngoleuni’r bygythiad a ddaw yn sgil Omicron, yr amrywiolyn newydd sy’n peri pryder, gofynnwyd i'r JCVI adolygu Rhaglen Frechu COVID\-19 y DU yn gyflym.


Gofynnwyd i'r Cyd\-bwyllgor ystyried pa newidiadau, os o gwbl, oedd angen eu gwneud i'r rhaglen. Gofynnwyd hefyd iddynt gynghori ar strategaeth i achub bywydau, diogelu'r GIG a lleihau cymaint â phosibl ar nifer yr heintiadau, cyn i unrhyw don Omicron sydd ar y gorwel gyrraedd ei brig.


Mae'r JCVI wedi argymell y dylid cyflymu'r rhaglen frechu drwy ddilyn y camau sydd wedi’u nodi isod:  


* mae pob oedolyn sydd dros 18 oed bellach yn gymwys i gael brechiad atgyfnerthu, ond dylid rhoi blaenoriaeth o hyd i oedolion hŷn a'r rheini sydd mewn perygl
* dylai’r cyfnod cyn y cynigir dos atgyfnerthu gael ei leihau i o leiaf dri mis ar ôl cwblhau’r cwrs sylfaenol
* dylai unigolion sydd â system imiwnedd wan sydd wedi cwblhau eu cwrs sylfaenol o dri dos gael cynnig dos atgyfnerthu, gydag o leiaf dri mis rhwng y trydydd dos sylfaenol a'r dos atgyfnerthu, yn unol â’r cyngor clinigol ar yr amseru gorau posibl
* ni ddylid gwahaniaethu rhwng y brechlynnau Moderna a Pfizer\-BioNTech wrth ddewis pa un i’w ddefnyddio fel rhan o’r rhaglen brechiadau atgyfnerthu COVID\-19\. Dangoswyd bod y ddau frechlyn yn cynyddu lefelau gwrthgyrff yn sylweddol pan fyddant yn cael eu cynnig fel dos atgyfnerthu


At hynny, mae’r JCVI yn cynghori, yn amodol ar ystyriaeth briodol gan y timau a fydd yn rhoi’r brechiadau o ba mor ymarferol fydd gwneud hynny, y dylid, fel mesur eilradd, cynnig ail ddos o'r brechlyn COVID\-19 Pfizer\-BioNTech o leiaf 12 wythnos wedi’r dos cyntaf i bob plentyn a pherson ifanc rhwng 12 a 15 oed. Gellir lleihau'r bwlch ar gyfer y grŵp hwn (a phobl ifanc 16\-17 oed) i o leiaf 8 wythnos rhwng dosau os bydd y data epidemiolegol sy'n dod i’r amlwg yn cefnogi hyn.


Nid yw’n hysbys eto faint o amddiffyniad y bydd y brechlynnau COVID\-19 yn ei roi yn erbyn yr amrywiolyn Omicron. Fodd bynnag, teimlai'r JCVI y byddai cyflymu'r rhaglen yn sicrhau bod unigolion yn cael yr amddiffyniad gorau posibl. Drwy ymestyn cymhwysedd a lleihau'r bwlch cyn rhoi brechiad atgyfnerthu, y nod yw lleihau effaith yr amrywiolyn newydd ar y boblogaeth, a hynny cyn inni wynebu ton o heintiadau. Bydd y JCVI yn parhau i fonitro'r sefyllfa wrth i ragor o ddata ddod i’r amlwg.


Byddwn yn parhau i ddilyn y dystiolaeth glinigol a gwyddonol, fel yr ydym wedi’i wneud ers dechrau'r pandemig. Rwyf wedi derbyn argymhellion y JCVI, yn unol â gwledydd eraill y DU. Bydd GIG Cymru yn gwneud popeth sy'n angenrheidiol i gynyddu'r capasiti ar gyfer gweithredu'r cyngor hwn.


Bydd pob unigolyn sy'n gymwys i gael brechiad atgyfnerthu yn cael gwahoddiad awtomatig i apwyntiad pan ddaw ei dro. Dylai'r rhai sydd eisoes wedi cael apwyntiad ar gyfer eu brechiad atgyfnerthu gadw at y dyddiad a'r amser a roddwyd iddynt. Caiff apwyntiadau pawb arall sydd bellach yn gymwys eu trefnu gan eu bwrdd iechyd yn unol â chyngor diweddaraf y JCVI, yn ôl eu hoedran a pha mor agored i niwed ydynt yn glinigol. Nid oes angen ffonio eich bwrdd iechyd na'ch meddyg teulu ynghylch apwyntiad, byddwch yn clywed pan ddaw eich tro. Mae ein timau brechu yn parhau i sicrhau bod y brechlyn priodol ar gael ar yr adeg iawn i bobl wrth iddynt fynd i’w hapwyntiadau.


O ystyried cyngor diweddaraf y JCVI, caiff nifer sylweddol o wahoddiadau i apwyntiadau brechu eu hanfon dros yr wythnosau nesaf. Er mwyn helpu ein GIG, rwy’n gofyn i bobl gadw at yr apwyntiad a gânt lle bynnag y bo modd. Fodd bynnag, rwy'n disgwyl i'n gwasanaeth aildrefnu drwy neges destun fynd yn fyw yfory. O ddydd Mercher ymlaen, felly, bydd gennych yr opsiwn i aildrefnu eich apwyntiad drwy neges destun os na allwch gadw at yr apwyntiad a gewch.


Yn awr yn fwy nag erioed, yn sgil bygythiad yr amrywiolyn newydd hwn, mae'n bwysig bod pobl yn dod ymlaen ar gyfer eu hapwyntiadau pan gânt eu galw, yn enwedig y rhai nad ydynt eto wedi manteisio ar eu dos cyntaf. Os nad ydych wedi cael dos cyntaf neu ail ddos, nid yw'n rhy hwyr i gysylltu â'ch bwrdd iechyd i drefnu apwyntiad. Ni fydd unrhyw un sy'n dewis cael ei frechu yn cael ei adael ar ôl. Gall y timau brechu ateb unrhyw gwestiynau sydd gennych a'ch cefnogi wrth gael y brechiad. Mae gan y rhan fwyaf o ganolfannau brechu mawr ardaloedd tawel i bobl eistedd wrth aros, ac mae gan lawer ohonynt nyrsys arbenigol hefyd i helpu'r rheini y gallai fod angen cymorth ychwanegol arnynt. Gadewch inni ddiogelu Cymru gyda'n gilydd.


Yfory, byddaf yn cyhoeddi'r fersiwn ddiweddaraf o'n diweddariad pythefnosol ar raglen frechu COVID\-19.