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Explaining a recent study from the US on the ABC, the Scottish-born doctor warned that paying people from disadvantaged groups to shed fat can be helpful but often isnt sustainable long term.

Infectious disease physician Peter Collignon has backed the Federal Government’s decision to overhaul Australias response to COVID-19 amid soaring cases in aged care facilities.

Professor Peter Collignon, a top infectious diseases physician, said lockdowns have affected healthy lifestyle behaviours and led to an increase in obesity.

Covid restrictions are coming to an end for Australias two biggest states signalling that the pandemic crisis, but virus experts warn we cant drop our guard.

A leading infectious diseases expert has urged the federal government to concentrate efforts on getting more older Australians to receive their COVID-19 booster.

Professor Peter Collignon said Covid case numbers in New Zealand and Hong Kong where Covid-zero policies where in place show that masks do little to reduce Omicron case numbers.

On Wednesday the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation gave final approval for the vaccine. Moderna was previously only been available to people 12 and over.

Moderna has become the second Covid vaccine approved for children aged six to 11 in Australia following Pfizer. Moderna was previously only been available to people 12 and over.

Millions of Australians are this week under Covid lockdowns, 18 months on from the virus reaching our shores - with one expert saying they could remain until next year.  On Tuesday, Victoria extended their lockdown, South Australia joined them by announcing their own, and in NSW authorities have hinted at keeping restrictions in place until widespread vaccination.  Infectious diseases expert Professor Peter Collignon said previous outbreaks of the Delta variant in Australia had been contained...

The emerging outbreak in Melbourne is right now of more concern than Sydney, a leading epidemiologist has said, despite NSW having more cases.