Relying too heavily on vaccines could backfire, expert warns

Prof Gerry Killeen has cited the example of Brazil's troubles with Covid-19 as a reason for Ireland not to put all its eggs in the vaccine basket. Picture: Denis Minhane

Relying too heavily on a vaccination programme as an exit out of Covid-19 could backfire, a UCC expert in disease control has warned.

Dr Gerry Killeen said the Brazilian experience, as recently detailed in the scientific publication, The Lancet, was a forewarning of where Ireland could be if we did not get the virus under control.