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Jul 19 2023
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Pfizer Manufacturing Plant Leveled By Tornado; 50,000 Pallets Of Medicine Damaged: Report
A tornado ripped apart a Pfizer manufacturing facility in North Carolina Wednesday afternoon, damaging a massive storage of critical medicines used in hospitals throughout the U.S. The tornado caused significant damage in Nash County — damaging vegetation and homes — in addition to the Pfizer Rocky Mount facility. Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone said, “I’ve got reports of 50,000 pallets of
The Daily WireJul 19 2023
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North Carolina tornado damages Pfizer plant, shuts down I-95 and injures 4
A tornado in North Carolina severely damaged a Pfizer plant, damaged several other structures, shut down a major interstate and injured at least four people. The tornado tore a path of damage through Nash County, around 45 miles northeast of Raleigh, on Wednesday afternoon, initially hitting west of Dortches before crossing Interstate 95 into an area north of Rocky Mount. At least four people
CNN (Online News)Jul 19 2023
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‘Rare’ EF3 tornado hits North Carolina, causing injuries and damaging Pfizer facility
DORTCHES, N.C. (WNCN) — A confirmed tornado touched down in northeastern North Carolina Wednesday afternoon, leaving multiple injured and damaging a Pfizer facility. The tornado touched down northeast of Rocky Mount shortly after 12:30 p.m. local time. Based on initial storm surveys, the National Weather Service tells Nexstar’s WNCN that winds of up to 150 mph were reached, giving the tornado
Fox 4 Kansas CityAug 26 2022
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Moderna suing Pfizer over Covid vaccine technology
Moderna said it is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first Covid-19 vaccine.
The US drug company is alleging that mRNA technology it developed before the pandemic was copied.
The lawsuit, which is seeking unspecified financial damages, was filed in the US and Germany.
Pfizer said the company had not yet received
BBC NewsJul 20 2023
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Drone photos show extensive tornado damage to Pfizer plant in Rocky Mount, NC
The Herald-SunAug 23 2021
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FDA Grants Pfizer Vaccine Full Approval
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it has granted full approval to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for individuals 16 years of age or older.
The vaccine approval is the fastest in the agency’s history, coming less than four months after Pfizer-BioNTech completed its “biologics license application” in May. The FDA had moved to clear the
The Daily CallerMay 04 2021
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Vaccine Sales Lift Pfizer’s Quarterly Results
Pfizer Inc. said it expects its Covid-19 vaccine to generate about $26 billion in sales this year, a major increase from several months ago that reflects the shot’s growing role in the global vaccination campaign.
The company also said Tuesday it is working on making the two-dose shot easier for vaccinators to administer and store. It has begun studying an updated version of the vaccine
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 21 2023
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Afternoon Update: Pfizer Plant Destroyed By Tornado, Carlee Russell Latest, Tony Bennett Dead
This article is adapted from today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click here. A North Carolina Pfizer pharmaceutical plant that makes anesthesia drugs suffered heavy damage from a Tornado earlier this week. Pfizer confirmed that the large manufacturing complex was damaged by a twister that touched down shortly after midday near Rocky Mount. The company went
The Daily WireJul 21 2023
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Pfizer says most tornado damage to North Carolina plant was to warehouse facility, not manufacturing lines
Most of the damage from Wednesday’s tornado to a major Pfizer plant in North Carolina was to a warehouse facility, rather than areas that produce medicines, the drug giant said Friday. The plant remains closed while damage is assessed. Pfizer said it’s “committed to rapidly restoring full function to the site, which plays a critical role in the US healthcare system,” and noted it’s working
CNN (Online News)Jul 21 2023
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Tornado damage to Pfizer plant unlikely to cause major drug supply shortages, FDA says
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Most of the 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 strained
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