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Jul 21 2023
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Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant In North Carolina, Conspiracy Theories Swirl
Talk about twisting around what happened with a twister. On Wednesday, a tornado hit and heavily damaged Pfizer’s plant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Since this facility produces around 25% of all their sterile injectable products for U.S. hospitals, this may mean yet more product shortages in this country. But there have been no shortage of, guess what, conspiracy theories and
ForbesJul 19 2023
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Pfizer reports serious tornado damage at large North Carolina facility
A tornado heavily damaged a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, the latest in a string of extreme weather events plaguing the U.S. on a day when floods deluged communities in Kentucky and scorching heat smothered Phoenix and Miami. Pharmaceutical company Pfizer confirmed that a large complex was damaged by a twister that tore through the Rocky Mount area, but said
Fox News (Online News)Jul 19 2023
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Pfizer Plant, I-95 Destroyed By Major Tornado In North Carolina
A tornado measuring at least an EF-2 struck the Nash County area of North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon. The tornado reached wind speeds of at least 135mph, and ripped a path through the region, 45 miles northeast of Raleigh, damaging a slew of major infrastructure, according to CNN. It first touched down in Dortches, then crossed the I-95 into Rocky Mount. At least four people have been
The Daily CallerSep 12 2023
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Pfizer, Moderna Covid Booster Shots Get Green Light From CDC Panel
Covid-19 boosters formulated to protect against newer strains of the virus won backing from a panel of US health advisers, a crucial step for public use amid an increase in cases. The advisory group recommended that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approve the shot from Moderna Inc. and Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE for use in those six months and older by a vote of 13-1. CDC
BloombergMar 25 2024
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Social Media Posts Misinterpret Biden on mRNA Cancer Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines are not “being used to cure cancer,” as social media posts falsely claim, misinterpreting President Joe Biden’s reference to mRNA cancer vaccines during his State of the Union address. Biden was referring to the mRNA technology used to make the COVID-19 vaccines and being studied by researchers to treat cancer.
The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are
FactCheck.orgJun 30 2023
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Former Pfizer Employee Charged With Insider Trading Related To COVID Treatment
A former employee for Pfizer was charged by federal investigators on Thursday after being accused of insider trading related to non-public results related to COVID drug Paxlovid.
Amit Dagar, 44, was charged with four counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud after federal investigators said that he used his knowledge of Paxlovid trials to
The Daily WireMay 10 2023
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Pfizer Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors
Shares of Pfizer Inc. PFE slumped 0.47% to $38.30 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.45% to 4,137.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.09% to 33,531.33.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
MarketWatchJul 22 2023
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FDA: Pfizer Plant Damage Unlikely to Cause Major Drug Supply Shortages
Most of the destruction from a tornado that tore through eastern North Carolina Wednesday and struck a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant affected its storage facility, rather than its medicine production areas, the company said Friday. The drugmaker's ability to salvage production equipment and other essential materials could mitigate what experts feared would be a major blow to an already
Newsmax (News)Jul 21 2023
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Pfizer CEO pledges to help colleagues following tornado devastation in Nash County
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) — Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla toured the Rocky Mount manufacturing facility Friday to see the extensive damage caused by Wednesday’s EF3 tornado. Bourla said the Pfizer Foundation will help to rebuild by donating to two organizations, the American Red Cross North Carolina Chapter and United Way Tar River Region. “We are supporting our local colleagues, and we have made
CBS 17Jul 19 2023
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"Like A Bomb Went Off": Pfizer Plant In North Carolina Destroyed By Tornado
"Like A Bomb Went Off": Pfizer Plant In North Carolina Destroyed By Tornado Dramatic footage posted on Twitter shows the aftermath of a tornado that ripped through a massive Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, scattering "50,000 pallets of medicine" across the property. Pfizer told local media outlet ABC 11 that a twister damaged its Rocky Mount manufacturing space that
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