Behaviour during the festive period will have a "big impact" on how long it takes for life to return to normal, the lead researcher behind the Oxford jab has warned.
Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology at the University of Oxford, said that travelling and mixing with others over Christmas could hinder the Covid-19 vaccination programme in the new year.
It comes after NHS bosses warned Boris Johnson that any relaxation of restrictions in England's tier system may trigger a third wave of the pandemic at the busiest time of the year for hospitals.
Appearing on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, Prof Gilbert said life could be "more or less" back to normal by next summer - but that depends on transmission rates in January.
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