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July Social Media Round-Up—Rocky Mount Update, Rady Johnson Honored, and Vaccine Progress

On July 20, a tornado touched down in North Carolina, injuring 16 people and damaging a Pfizer plant in Rocky Mount, one of the largest manufacturers of sterile injectable drugs in the world. This month’s social media round-up kicks off with a statement from CEO Albert Bourla about the tornado and its impact on Pfizer. In other news, we also announced a new partnership in drug discovery, helped our summer workers settle in, and saw positive results in vaccine development. Catch up below. FRO...

Pfizer’s Social Media Round-Up—June Edition

As a Fortune 50 company at the forefront of healthcare and science, Pfizer leadership consistently leads the conversation, drives discussion, and impacts markets.  It can be tough to keep up with the constant flow of content as the company, our executives, and our initiatives make news online, in the business world, and in our lives.  So, in this new monthly series, we’ll help you stay abreast of some of the ways Pfizer is breaking through the noise, by highlighting some of our thought leaders’...

Pfizer Joins Annual Brunch Run to Support Cancer Support Non-Profit Imerman Angels

As patients, family members, caregivers, and friends, it’s likely we’ve each been affected in some way by cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, one in three people in the U.S. are affected by the disease1. And while our Oncology team works every day to find new therapies and treatments for various forms of cancer, Pfizer’s commitment to help end cancer doesn’t stop at the lab door. It includes financial support and colleague participation in community groups and events. Pfizer was...

Pfizer’s Plans to Celebrate Juneteenth 2023

Credit: Lightship Dedication to nurturing diversity, equity, and inclusion is crucial at Pfizer, as it is for many businesses. In fact, equity is one of Pfizer’s four core values, and we strive for it for those within Pfizer and for patients around the globe. It’s in this spirit that Pfizer is proud to not only recognize Juneteenth and its historical significance, but also celebrate it through our actions and our engagement with the community. Long observed by many for many years, Juneteenth...

ASCO 2023: Partnering with Patients to Bring an End to Cancer

Credit: © ASCO, Scott Morgan From June 2-6, the world’s oncology community came together for the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting to present the latest research and advances in cancer care.   Including the sharing of exciting data, attracting one of our largest gatherings of cancer advocates, and recognizing the amazing innovations in cancer care, this year’s meeting, themed “Partnering with Patients: The Cornerstone of Cancer Care and Research,” reinforced...

Lady Gaga Partners with Pfizer to Raise Migraine Awareness  

June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, and in keeping with this year’s theme, “Educate Yourself, Educate Others,” Pfizer is partnering with Lady Gaga to raise awareness of this often-misunderstood disease.  Affecting about 40 million people in the United States and one billion people globally, migraine is a debilitating and recurrent neurological disease. In fact, according to one study, migraine is considered the second-most disabling condition in the world, following low back pain.1...

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Lady Gaga on Living With Migraine

If migraine attacks have impacted your ability to simply go about your day, spend time with your family and friends, or do your job, then you and Academy Award®, Golden Globe® Award and 13-time Grammy® Award-winning actress and philanthropist have a lot in common.Lady Gaga recently opened up to Pfizer.com about how migraines have affected her life.“My experience with migraines was debilitating. I would be in bed for days with tremendous pain in my head, behind my eyes, and all throughout my face...

2023 Pride Journal—Stronger Together

2023 Pride Journal—Celebrating the LGBTQ+ Community With Pride We are honored to share the 17th anniversary edition of our Pride Journal—a platform where our LGBTQIA+ Pfizer Colleagues and allies can share personal experiences of struggles, triumph, and their hope for the future in honor of Pride Month. Read the stories that have provided inspiration to so many: Dear LGBTQ+ community, friends, and allies, I’m honored to welcome you to Pfizer’s 2023 Pride Journal. Let me start by sharing my...

U.S. Travel Update: Lyme Disease in Europe

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans made more than 38 million trips to Europe in a single year.1 Now that official agencies have declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and travel restrictions have been lifted for the majority of the world, exploring Europe is once again possible.The pandemic brought many changes not just to our lives, but also to our understanding of infectious diseases including the importance of disease surveillance and prevention. One result that...

Pfizer to Share Oncology Advancements at ASCO Annual Meeting

Cancer remains one of the greatest health challenges of our lifetime. It steals precious moments and robs us of our passions and dreams. But at Pfizer, we're up for the challenge. Because while cancer never rests, neither do we.With four anticipated regulatory decisions this year and a growing portfolio of cancer therapies aiming to tackle this devastating disease from multiple angles, Pfizer Oncology is poised to take scientific innovation to the next level and bring new hope to people living...

Pfizer and BioNTech Provide Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Agreement with the European Commission

NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, MAY 26, 2023 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced they have reached an agreement with the European Commission (EC) to amend their existing contract to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the European Union. The amended agreement reflects the companies’ commitment to working collaboratively to help address ongoing public health needs, while respecting the principles of the original agreement. It includes rephasing of delivery of doses...

Research!America Offers $200k Discovery | Innovation | Health Prize for COVID-19 Innovator

Breakthroughs like the COVID-19 vaccine don’t just materialize out of nowhere. They’re borne from bold visions, buoyed by constant collaboration, and realized only through persistence, perseverance, and hard work. And you never know where the next innovation—or the visionaries responsible for it—might come from. Research!America knows this, as well. That’s why Pfizer is proud to support their $200,000 2023 Discovery | Innovation | Health Prize, which aims to recognize and provide support for...