Dywedodd Prif Swyddog Meddygol Cymru, yn y llythyr a gyhoeddwyd ganddo ym mis Gorffennaf, fod y rhestr gwarchod cleifion yn cael ei hadolygu ac ymrwymodd i ysgrifennu at y sawl a oedd yn cael eu heffeithio gan unrhyw newid. Felly, gyda hyn, bydd yn ysgrifennu at yr holl blant a phobl ifanc sydd ar y rhestr i egluro, fel grŵp, nad ydynt yn cael eu hystyried yn eithriadol o agored i niwed gan effeithiau’r haint COVID-19 mwyach. Yn ddi-os, mae’r ffaith nad yw plant a phobl ifanc yn cael eu hystyried yn eithriadol o agored i niwed gan y feirws mwyach yn newyddion da. Fodd bynnag, bydd y llythyr hefyd yn dal i gynghori’r grŵp hwn y dylent barhau i wneud popeth posibl i leihau’r perygl o ddal y feirws, fel y dylai pawb arall yng Nghymru. Rhoddir y cyngor hwn oherwydd bod effeithiau eraill gan COVID-19 yr ydym yn dal i ddysgu amdanynt, gan gynnwys COVID hir.
In his letter issued in July, the Chief Medical Officer for Wales indicated that the shielding patient list was being reviewed and committed to write to those who were affected by any change. He will therefore shortly be writing to all children and young people on the list to explain that, as a group, they are no longer considered clinically extremely vulnerable to the effects of infection with Covid-19. Whilst it is good news that children and young people are no longer considered clinically extremely vulnerable to the virus, the letter will continue to advise that this group, similarly to everyone in Wales, should continue to do all they can to minimise the risk of contracting the virus. This is because there are other impacts of Covid-19 that we are still learning about, including long Covid.