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This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Senedd returns I would be happy to do so.


Today, I want to provide an update on the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) latest advice for the COVID\-19 Vaccination programme and on self\-isolation.


The JCVI has today published its further advice on the vaccination of children and young people. In line with the other nations of the UK, the Welsh Government welcomes this JCVI advice.


Following months of discussion and consideration of evidence, the JCVI recommends that children and young people aged 12 \-15 years with specific underlying health conditions that put them at risk of serious COVID\-19 should be offered a COVID\-19 vaccination. Essentially the clinically extremely vulnerable patient group now includes young people aged 12 and over. The NHS will work quickly to identify these young people and to offer them the vaccine.


Young people aged 16 to 17 years of age who are at higher risk of serious COVID\-19, as currently set out in the Green Book, have already been offered the COVID\-19 vaccination and should continue to be offered.


Children and young people aged 12 years and over who are household contacts of persons who are immunosuppressed should be offered a COVID\-19 vaccination on the understanding that the main benefits from vaccination are related to the potential for indirect protection of their household contact who is immunosuppressed. There is a self\-referral form available.


JCVI also advises that operationally, it is reasonable to allow a lead\-in time to offer vaccination to those children who are within three months of their 18th birthday to ensure good uptake of vaccine in newly\-turned 18 year olds. We will move quickly to vaccinate those turning 18 years old, including those intending to go to university.


As a result of the low incidence and severity of COVID\-19 in children and the reported safety issues, the JCVI does not currently advise routine universal vaccination of all other children and young people less than 18 years of age. I am aware there have been calls for children to be vaccinated to prevent them getting post\-acute COVID\-19 syndrome (long COVID). COVID rates in children are relatively low and there is still limited information about the overall direct effects of the virus on them. However, studies are emerging which show that this risk is very low in children, especially in comparison with adults, and similar to the secondary health complications of other respiratory viral infections in children. My officials remain in close contact with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health on this matter and have established a group to consider the impacts of Long COVID on both adults and children and co\-ordinate the wide ranging response needed. The group includes children’s policy leads as well as clinical and research colleagues. The group has just committed to establishing a sub\-group, chaired by Dr Mark Walker, to consider the establishment of a paediatric care pathway for use with children with Long COVID in Wales.


Turning to self\-isolation, as the First Minister set out on 14 July, it has been agreed that, from today, all adults who are fully vaccinated with NHS COVID\-19 vaccines and under\-18s, do not have to self\-isolate on their return from amber\-list countries. The exception to this is France, from where on arrival people will continue to be required to self\-isolate for 10 days, even when fully vaccinated. This is because of concerns about the Beta variant which is understood to more easily evade our vaccines. Fully vaccinated means that two weeks have passed since you have had your final dose of an approved vaccine under the UK vaccination programme, are taking part in formally approved COVID\-19 vaccine clinical trials, or under the age of 18 and resident in the UK.


In addition, during August we will remove the requirement for people who have been fully vaccinated to self\-isolate if they are a close contact of someone who has tested positive. Self\-isolation will continue to play a very important role to help minimise the spread of the virus. There will be additional safeguards in place for people who work in health and social care settings. We will consider as part of the next three week review of the regulations other potential exemptions, such as for those under the age of 18\.


We are still receiving a lot of queries about vaccine certification and some vaccines not being recognised by certain countries for entry. As outlined in my written statement last week, I would like to reiterate that all AstraZeneca vaccines given in the UK appear on the NHS COVID Pass as Vaxzevria. The EMA has authorised this vaccine and travel should not be affected. Where there is a misunderstanding with individual countries, the UK Government has agreed to discuss the integrity of the vaccines directly with the relevant Government.


Finally, I am pleased to report that 75% of adults in Wales have now had their second COVID\-19 vaccination. After having offered all adults a first vaccination back in mid\-June, this is another remarkable achievement for the programme. But we need more people to be vaccinated. One in four under 40s are yet to be vaccinated and that is where we are now seeing high levels of infections. The success of the vaccination programme is a key factor in our ability to release restrictions and the vaccine continues to be the best way to prevent serious illness and the spread of COVID\-19\. I strongly urge everyone who is eligible to take\-up both doses. Please keep asking friends and family if they have taken up their offer and encourage them to come forward if they haven’t already. Vaccination centres across many parts of Wales are open for walk\-in appointments, or you can find out who to contact.







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Mae'r datganiad hwn yn cael ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r aelodau. Os bydd yr  aelodau'n dymuno imi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ar hyn pan fydd y Senedd yn dychwelyd, byddwn yn falch o wneud hynny.


Heddiw, hoffwn roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf ar gyngor diweddaraf y Cyd\-bwyllgor ar Imiwneiddio a Brechu (JCVI) ar gyfer rhaglen frechu COVID\-19 ac ar hunanynysu.


Heddiw mae'r JCVI wedi cyhoeddi ei gyngor pellach ar frechu plant a phobl ifanc. Yn unol â gwledydd eraill y DU, mae Llywodraeth Cymru'n croesawu'r cyngor hwn gan JCVI.


Yn dilyn misoedd o drafod ac ystyried tystiolaeth, mae JCVI yn argymell y dylid cynnig brechiad COVID\-19 i blant a phobl ifanc 12\-15 oed sydd â chyflyrau iechyd gwaelodol penodol sy'n peri risg o COVID\-19 difrifol iddynt. Yn y bôn, mae'r grŵp cleifion eithriadol o agored i niwed yn glinigol bellach yn cynnwys pobl ifanc 12 ac yn hŷn. Bydd y GIG yn gweithio'n gyflym i nodi'r bobl ifanc hyn ac i gynnig y brechlyn iddynt.


Mae pobl ifanc 16 i 17 oed sydd â risg uwch o gael COVID\-19 difrifol, fel y nodir ar hyn o bryd yn y Llyfr Gwyrdd, eisoes fod wedi cael cynnig brechiad COVID\-19 a dylent barhau i gael cynnig y brechiad.


Dylai plant a phobl ifanc 12 oed ac yn hŷn sy'n byw yn yr un aelwyd â phobl sy'n imiwnoataliedig gael cynnig brechiad COVID\-19 ar y ddealltwriaeth bod prif fuddion brechu'n gysylltiedig â'r potensial i ddiogelu yn anuniongyrchol y cyswllt teuluol sy'n imiwnoataliedig. Mae ffurflen hunanatgyfeirio ar gael.


Mae JCVI hefyd yn cynghori ei bod yn rhesymol, yn weithredol, ganiatáu amser rhagarweiniol i gynnig brechiad i'r plant hynny sydd o fewn tri mis o'u pen\-blwydd yn 18 oed er mwyn sicrhau bod pobl sydd newydd droi'n 18 oed yn cael y brechlyn. Byddwn yn mynd ati'n gyflym i frechu'r rhai sy'n troi'n 18 oed, gan gynnwys y rhai sy'n bwriadu mynd i'r brifysgol.


Gan fod digwyddedd a difrifoldeb COVID\-19 yn isel ymhlith plant, ac oherwydd y materion diogelwch a gofnodwyd, nid yw JCVI ar hyn o bryd yn cynghori brechu pob plentyn a pherson ifanc arall sy'n iau na 18 oed fel mater o drefn. Rwyf yn ymwybodol y bu galw am frechu plant i'w hatal rhag cael syndrom COVID\-19 ôl\-acíwt (COVID hir).  Mae cyfraddau Covid ymhlith  plant yn gymharol isel ac mae gwybodaeth gyfyngedig o hyd am effeithiau uniongyrchol cyffredinol y feirws arnynt. Fodd bynnag, mae astudiaethau'n dod i'r amlwg sy'n dangos bod y risg hon yn isel iawn mewn plant, yn enwedig o’i gymharu ag oedolion, ac yn debyg i gymhlethdodau iechyd eilaidd heintiau feirysol anadlol eraill mewn plant. Mae fy swyddogion yn parhau i fod mewn cysylltiad agos â Choleg Brenhinol Pediatreg ac Iechyd Plant ar y mater hwn ac wedi sefydlu grŵp i ystyried effeithiau Covid Hir ar oedolion a phlant a chydlynu'r ymateb eang y mae ei angen. Mae'r grŵp yn cynnwys arweinwyr polisi plant yn ogystal â chydweithwyr clinigol ac ymchwil. Mae'r grŵp newydd ymrwymo i sefydlu is\-grŵp, o dan gadeiryddiaeth Dr Mark Walker, i ystyried sefydlu llwybr gofal pediatrig i'w ddefnyddio gyda phlant â Covid Hir yng Nghymru.


Gan droi at hunanynysu, fel y nododd y Prif Weinidog ar 14 Gorffennaf, cytunwyd, o heddiw ymlaen, nad oes rhaid i bob oedolyn sydd wedi’i frechu'n llawn gyda brechlynnau COVID\-19 y GIG a phobl ifanc o dan 18 oed hunanynysu ar ôl iddynt ddychwelyd o wledydd ar y rhestr oren. Yr eithriad i hyn yw Ffrainc. Wrth gyrraedd yn ôl o Ffrainc bydd rhaid i bobl hunanynysu am 10 diwrnod, hyd yn oed os ydynt wedi’u brechu'n llawn. Y rheswm dros hyn yw pryderon am amrywiolyn Beta y deellir ei fod yn osgoi ein brechlynnau'n haws.  Mae cael eich brechu’n llawn yn golygu bod pythefnos wedi mynd heibio ers ichi gael eich dos terfynol o frechlyn cymeradwy o dan raglen frechu’r DU, eich bod yn cymryd rhan mewn treialon clinigol brechlyn COVID\-19 a gymeradwywyd yn ffurfiol, neu eich bod o dan 18 oed ac yn byw yn y DU.


Yn ogystal, yn ystod mis Awst, byddwn yn dileu'r gofyniad i bobl sydd wedi cael eu brechu'n llawn i hunanynysu os ydynt yn gyswllt agos â rhywun sydd wedi profi’n bositif. Bydd hunanynysu yn parhau i chwarae rhan bwysig iawn i helpu i leihau lledaeniad y feirws. Bydd mesurau diogelwch ar waith i bobl sy’n gweithio mewn lleoliadau iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol. Fel rhan o’r adolygiad tair wythnos nesaf o’r rheoliadau byddwn yn ystyried esemptiadau posibl eraill, megis ar gyfer y rhai o dan 18 oed.


Rydym yn dal i gael llawer o ymholiadau am ardystio brechlynnau a’r ffaith nad yw rhai brechlynnau'n cael eu cydnabod gan rai gwledydd i gael mynediad iddynt. Fel yr amlinellwyd yn fy natganiad ysgrifenedig yr wythnos diwethaf, hoffwn ailadrodd bod yr holl frechlynnau AstraZeneca a roddir yn y DU yn ymddangos ar Bàs COVID y GIG fel Vaxzevria. Mae'r EMA wedi awdurdodi'r brechlyn hwn ac ni ddylai effeithio ar deithio. Lle ceir camddealltwriaeth gyda gwledydd unigol, mae Llywodraeth y DU wedi cytuno i drafod dilysrwydd y brechlynnau yn uniongyrchol gyda'r Llywodraeth berthnasol.


Yn olaf, rwyf yn falch o ddweud bod 75 y cant o oedolion yng Nghymru bellach wedi cael eu hail ddos o frechlyn COVID\-19\. A ninnau wedi cynnig brechiad cyntaf i bob oedolyn yn ôl yng nghanol Mehefin, mae hyn yn gamp aruthrol arall i'r rhaglen. Ond mae angen i ragor o bobl gael eu brechu.  Mae un o bob pedwar o bobl o dan 40 oed heb gael eu brechu eto a dyna le'r ydym yn gweld lefelau uchel o haint. Mae llwyddiant y rhaglen frechu'n ffactor allweddol yn ein gallu i lacio'r cyfyngiadau a'r brechlyn yw'r ffordd orau o hyd o atal salwch difrifol a lledaeniad COVID\-19\. Hoffwn annog pawb sy'n gymwys i fanteisio ar y ddau ddos. Byddwch cystal â pharhau i ofyn i'ch ffrindiau a'ch teulu a ydynt wedi manteisio ar y brechiad ac i'w hannog i gael eu brechu os nad ydynt wedi'u brechu eisoes. Mae canolfannau brechu ledled sawl rhan o Gymru ar agor ar gyfer apwyntiadau cerdded i mewn, neu gallwch weld y pwynt cyswllt.