Covid-19: Professor warns vaccine rollout only one part of normality's return

“We still have to do the other things as well while we're waiting for everybody to receive the vaccine, because in the meanwhile people are still vulnerable,” said Professor McLysaght. File picture.

Genetics expert Aoife McLysaght has warned that the Covid-19 vaccine is only one part of the return to normality.

While the vaccine will play a major role, restrictions must remain a part of society for some time to come, Professor McLysaght told Newstalk Breakfast.