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On 13-Dec-2021  Pakistan has confirmed its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, in Karachi, the country's National Institute of Health (NIH) 

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26 November 2021 WHO declared that the world was facing a new variant of concern: Omicron.

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On 2 December 2020, MHRA gave temporary regulatory approval for the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine, becoming the first country to approve the vaccine and the first in the world to approve the use of any COVID‑19 vaccine.

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FIA VU CONSTABLE PAST PAPER 2021

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In 2021, International Monetary Fund(IMF) proposed $50 billion to be spent on ensuring a faster rollout of coronavirus vaccines. 

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COVID-19 was declared pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020. 

WHO stands for: World Health Organization

COVID caused by: SARS-CoV-2

COVID-19 acronym: coronavirus disease 2019

Global Pandemic means: عالمی وباء

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The first known infections from SARS-CoV-2 were discovered in Wuhan, China in 2019

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The Omicron variant starts from South Africa in November 2021

The first known infections from SARS-CoV-2 were discovered in Wuhan, China in 2019

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The Pfizer vaccine requires two doses, ideally 21 days apart.

That being said, the vaccine has shown to have a high efficacy rate after a single dose, up to 85 percent , according to a 2021 study published in the Lancet.

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Covishield and Covaxin are the vaccines made by India

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Sputnik V vaccine is made by Russia

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Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine BIBP was developed by Sinopharm/China National Pharmaceutical Group.