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

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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 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) ended its Global Health Emergency regarding COVID-19.

This marked the official conclusion of the international emergency phase of the pandemic.

Although COVID-19 continues to be monitored as a public health issue.

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In October 2022, the Chinese city of Shanghai started administering the inhalable COVID-19 vaccine in what appears to be a world first.

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AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Moderna are accepted in many countries around the world.

They have been authorized by organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO) and regulatory bodies in regions.

Such as North America, Europe, and parts of Asia.

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Paxlovid is an antiviral therapy that consists of two separate medications packaged together.

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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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• On 13 April 2021, Denmark ceased giving the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine amid concerns about rare cases of blood clots, the first European country to do so fully.

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

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Sputnik V vaccine is made by Russia