The days of lockdowns and social distancing may be long gone but COVID-19 is still wreaking havoc and is definitely not "just another flu".

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A worrying complacency has set in about the virus that is still claiming lives, according to former medical reporter turned academic Sophie Scott.

"There isn't as much public awareness and you certainly don't see the public health campaigns and the public health messages like we used to in the peak of COVID," the Sydney University adjunct professor told AAP.

"But there are still really significant numbers

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