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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has become the world’s first country to approve Omicron Vaccine?
A
United Kingdom
B
Russia
C
China
D
United States of America
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The vaccine is administered in two doses that are given three weeks apart. In December 2020, the UK became the first country in the world to approve this vaccine and began rolling out an initial 800,000 doses at the start of the month, and is now in use worldwide.

Detailed explanation-2: -Omicron and its subvariants The original Omicron strain (BA.1) was first identified in Botswana and South Africa in late November 2021, and cases quickly began to surface and multiply in other countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -COMIRNATY Original/Omicron BA. 1 (15/15 micrograms)/dose dispersion (ready for use) is a bivalent vaccine that targets both the SARS-CoV-2 original (’wild-type’) strain and the Omicron BA. 1 COVID-19 variant. Pre-existing COMIRNATY vaccines target the original (’wild-type’) SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 strain.

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