English: I thank the Minister for her statement this afternoon, and I very much support that message, encouraging people to take up their flu vaccination and booster as well. I was very pleased to sponsor an event in the Senedd last week, encouraging people to take their flu jab; I know, myself and many other Members had their flu jab at that event last week. Minister, you mentioned in your statement today, you finished by talking about a campaign to encourage people to take up their flu vaccine and booster. Are you expecting health boards to run that campaign in each of the local health board areas, or is there an element of Welsh Government being involved in a more Wales-wide campaign? Perhaps you could tell us a little bit more about that. You talked about the importance, of course, quite rightly, of healthcare staff and others taking up their vaccination as well. As I understand it, currently, just 29 per cent of healthcare staff have had their 2022-23 COVID vaccination, and one in three adults aged over 65 have taken their booster. Now, so far, that, of course, is well behind the Welsh Government's target of 75 per cent take-up of the vaccination. So, I'm interested, as well, in your assessment over the past 12 months in terms of take-up. There is that concern, of course, that, as time goes on, people put that priority lower down their priority agenda. How successful have those last 12 months been in terms of people taking up their boosters? Are you concerned about the figures that I've just outlined now? Are you going to meet your target of 75 per cent, and why 75 per cent? How was that target brought forward, and what does it mean if your target is not met? Also, there is concern that infection control amongst a number of health boards has become a bit lax, despite lessons learned during COVID-19. So, last year, just 57 per cent of healthcare staff with direct patient contact took their flu vaccination. So, perhaps I can ask you: is that a concern to you and how do you intend to combat that? I was quite interested that you said in your statement, Minister, that your 'advice and approach will continue to focus on enabling and promoting individual behaviours to protect themselves'. So, I'm just reading that and trying to digest that into my own words. Can you confirm that self responsibility is now the Welsh Government's approach to the future management of COVID? Last week, of course, the technical advisory cell report was published. It was some interesting reading, as I read through that. The big headline there is that hospital rates are much higher in Wales than in England, considerably, and, of course, we know that death rates in Wales were higher than in any part of the UK on a per-population basis. I'm interested in what lessons you've learned in that regard to inform future approaches to respiratory outbreaks.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Gweinidog am ei datganiad y prynhawn yma, ac rwy'n cefnogi'r neges honno'n fawr, annog pobl i fynd am eu brechiad ffliw a'u pigiad atgyfnerthu hefyd. Roeddwn yn falch iawn o noddi digwyddiad yn y Senedd yr wythnos ddiwethaf, i annog pobl i gymryd eu pigiad ffliw; rwy'n gwybod y cefais i a llawer o Aelodau eraill eu pigiad ffliw yn y digwyddiad hwnnw'r wythnos diwethaf. Gweinidog, fe wnaethoch chi sôn yn eich datganiad heddiw, fe orffennoch chi drwy siarad am ymgyrch i annog pobl i fynd am eu brechlyn ffliw a'u pigiad atgyfnerthu. Ydych chi'n disgwyl i fyrddau iechyd gynnal yr ymgyrch honno ym mhob un o ardaloedd y byrddau iechyd lleol, neu oes elfen o Lywodraeth Cymru wedi bod yn rhan o ymgyrch fwy Cymru gyfan? Efallai y gallech chi ddweud ychydig mwy wrthym am hynny. Roeddech chi'n sôn am bwysigrwydd, yn gwbl briodol, wrth gwrs, bod staff gofal iechyd ac eraill yn mynd am eu brechiad hefyd. Fel rwy'n ei ddeall, ar hyn o bryd, dim ond 29 y cant o staff gofal iechyd sydd wedi cael eu brechiad COVID 2022-23, ac mae un o bob tri oedolyn dros 65 oed wedi cael eu pigiad atgyfnerthu. Erbyn hyn, hyd yma, mae hynny, wrth gwrs, ymhell y tu ôl i darged Llywodraeth Cymru o weld 75 y cant yn manteisio ar y brechiad. Felly, mae gen i ddiddordeb, hefyd, yn eich asesiad dros y 12 mis diwethaf o ran y nifer sydd wedi ei gael. Mae'r pryder hwnnw, wrth gwrs, wrth i amser fynd yn ei flaen, fod pobl yn rhoi'r flaenoriaeth honno yn is i lawr eu hagenda blaenoriaeth. Pa mor llwyddiannus y mae'r 12 mis diwethaf hynny wedi bod o ran pobl yn cymryd eu pigiadau atgyfnerthu? Ydych chi'n poeni am y ffigyrau yr wyf newydd eu hamlinellu nawr? Ydych chi'n mynd i gyrraedd eich targed o 75 y cant, a pham 75 y cant? Sut gafodd y targed hwnnw ei gyflwyno, a beth mae'n ei olygu os nad yw eich targed yn cael ei gyrraedd? Hefyd, mae pryder fod rheoli heintiau ymhlith nifer o fyrddau iechyd wedi mynd i'r gwellt braidd, er gwaethaf y gwersi a ddysgwyd yn ystod COVID-19. Felly, y llynedd, dim ond 57 y cant o staff gofal iechyd â chyswllt uniongyrchol â chleifion wnaeth gymryd eu brechiad ffliw. Felly, efallai y caf ofyn i chi: a yw hynny'n bryder i chi a sut ydych chi'n bwriadu gwrthdroi hynny? Roedd gen i gryn ddiddordeb i chi ddweud yn eich datganiad, Gweinidog, y bydd eich cyngor a'n dull gweithredu 'yn parhau i ganolbwyntio ar alluogi ac annog ymddygiadau gan unigolion i ddiogelu eu hunain'. Felly, rwy'n darllen hynny ac yn ceisio deall hynny yn fy ngeiriau fy hun. A wnewch chi gadarnhau mai hunan gyfrifoldeb bellach yw dull Llywodraeth Cymru o reoli COVID yn y dyfodol? Yr wythnos diwethaf, wrth gwrs, cyhoeddwyd adroddiad y gell gynghori dechnegol. Roedd yn ddarllen diddorol, wrth i mi ddarllen trwy hwnnw. Y pennawd mawr yno yw bod cyfraddau ysbytai yn llawer uwch yng Nghymru nag yn Lloegr, yn sylweddol, ac, wrth gwrs, rydyn ni'n gwybod bod cyfraddau marwolaeth yng Nghymru yn uwch nag yn unrhyw ran o'r DU fesul poblogaeth. Mae gen i ddiddordeb ym mha wersi yr ydych chi wedi'u dysgu yn hynny o beth i lywio dulliau o ymdrin ag achosion anadlol yn y dyfodol.