Mae’n arbennig o anodd rhagweld hynt y pandemig wrth inni gyrraedd misoedd y gaeaf; mae’r rhaglen pigiadau atgyfnerthu’n cystadlu â’r ffaith bod effaith y brechlynnau’n gwanhau dros amser, a throsglwyddadwyedd uwch yr amrywiolyn delta. Er bod achosion COVID-19 wedi syrthio ar draws Cymru a chyfraddau positifedd o dan 20%, maent yn parhau i fod yn gymharol uchel ac rwy’n bryderus y gallai cynnydd posibl mewn feirysau anadlol, gan gynnwys y ffliw ac RSV, achosi salwch i lawer a rhoi pwysau o’r newydd ar y GIG.
It is particularly difficult to predict the course of the pandemic as we enter Winter; as the booster programme competes with vaccine waning and the increased transmissibility of the delta variant. Whilst cases of COVID-19 have fallen across Wales with positivity rates at under 20%, they remain at a relatively high level and I am concerned that a potential surge in respiratory viruses including flu and RSV, could cause widespread ill health and put renewed pressure on the NHS.