Hoffwn ddiolch i’r Cyd-bwyllgor am roi ystyriaeth lawn i’r mater o frechu plant a phobl ifanc 12-15 oed, ac am gymryd gofal er mwyn ffurfio safbwynt cytbwys. Ochr yn ochr â gwledydd eraill y DU, rwyf wedi gofyn i fy Mhrif Swyddog Meddygol ddarparu canllawiau cyn gynted â phosibl ar y manteision clinigol a’r manteision iechyd ehangach sy’n gysylltiedig â brechu’r grŵp oedran hwn. Ein bwriad, fel ein bwriad ers dechrau’r pandemig, yw dilyn y dystiolaeth glinigol a’r dystiolaeth wyddonol. Bydd penderfyniadau ar frechu pob plentyn a pherson ifanc 12-15 oed yn cael eu gwneud ar sail cyngor y Prif Swyddog Meddygol, ynghyd â chyngor a ddarperir gan y Cyd-bwyllgor. Yn y cyfamser, mae ein Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol wedi cynllunio ar gyfer unrhyw benderfyniadau pellach a wneir ac yn barod i weithredu arnynt.
I would like to thank the JCVI for fully considering the issue of vaccinating 12-15 year olds and for taking the care to form a balanced view. Alongside the other nations of the UK, I have asked my Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to provide guidance at the earliest opportunity on the clinical and wider health benefits of vaccinating this age group. Our intention, as it has been from the start of the pandemic, is to follow the clinical and scientific evidence. Decisions on the vaccination of all 12-15 year olds will be made on the basis of the CMO’s advice, in addition to the advice provided by the JCVI. In the meantime, our NHS has planned and stands ready to implement any further decisions taken.