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Living & Wellbeing

A Ticklist for Staying Safe While Spending Time Outdoors

Whether you like camping, taking the dog out for a walk, or simply spending time enjoying nature, it’s always good to be aware of how you and your family can help protect yourselves when you’re outside. Depending on where you live and spend your time, mosquitoes can carry diseases such as malaria, West Nile virus, Zika, and yellow fever.1,2 Also high on the watchlist are ticks, which are second only to mosquitoes for spreading disease in humans if infected with bacteria, viruses, or parasites.3...

Meet the People of PGS: Julie

Over the next few months, we will spotlight the names and faces behind the great work we do in PGS. First up is Julie, who believes she was destined to become a scientist.The signs were there when Julie started mixing her mother’s beauty products to create "potions" with her sister at a very young age. She developed a love of math, which was inspired by both of her parents who immigrated to the US from Haiti in the late seventies. Julie reflected on what led her to pursue a career in STEM. “My...

Meet The People Of PGS: Maritza

Through the “People of PGS” series, we continue to spotlight the names and faces behind the great work we do in PGS. Next up is Maritza, a Warehouse Inspector in Toluca, who is one of the only people at the site who operates specialized forklift equipment.After 16 years at Pfizer, Maritza is just as happy to come to work as she was on her first day.“I have had other great jobs prior to joining this company, but to me, Pfizer is the best place to demonstrate your skills and abilities that you...

Making a Global Impact in Breast Cancer Care

Every year, more than 2.1 million people around the world are diagnosed with breast cancer.[1]While the community has seen many advances in the management of breast cancer, we know that innovation in science does not ensure access to care, quality information and needed support. For example, it makes little sense to have the voices of people, so carefully gathered across the early and late stages of R&D, become lost in a thicket of obstacles when it comes to access. When advocating for policies...

An Open Letter from Pfizer Chairman and CEO to Colleagues

Dear Colleagues, The recent announcement that the United States Trade Representative will discuss options to waive some COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property (IP) rights has created some confusion to the world. Has Pfizer done enough to ensure fair and equitable distribution of our COVID-19 vaccine? Is the proposed waiver going to bring solutions or create more problems? I am writing to you today to discuss these questions. Fair and equitable distribution was our North Star from day one. In...

Meet The People Of PGS: Stephen

Over the next few months, we will spotlight the names and faces behind the great work we do in PGS. Next up we have Stephen, a Quality Investigator from Rocky Mount, who was one of many to encourage and help facilitate COVID-19 vaccinations at the site.In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted communities of color – a stark reminder of racial healthcare disparities. When COVID-19 vaccinations were being rolled out for site-essential colleagues at PGS sites...

Supporting India in Its Time of Need

Hear from Pfizer CEO and President Albert Bourla about the company’s planned response to the humanitarian crisis facing India as it battles a second wave of the coronavirus.MORE ON COVID-19How to stay safe and prevent the spread.

Calling All Creatives! We need YOU to design for science!

More of us than ever need science to restore not just the health of our loved ones, but life as we remember it. The power of science is the key to unlocking the answers to the world’s most challenging medical questions. Embodied by our “Science Will Win” campaign, Pfizer is at the forefront of the vital research being conducted to find treatments, cures and preventive medicines to the diseases that currently confound us.Low health literacy can be one of the biggest barriers to improving the...

Meet The People of PGS: Ken

Over the next few months, we will spotlight the names and faces behind the great work we do in PGS. First up is Ken, who operated the forklift carrying the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine out of the Kalamazoo site.As a Senior Logistics Operator at the PGS site in Kalamazoo, Ken loads critical medicines into pallets and onto trucks to be delivered around the world. Millions of vials of product have passed through his hands in his 23 years at Pfizer, but recently he loaded one product that...

Government Price-Setting Is Not the Answer

Making sure that medicines are accessible and affordable for patients is a goal we all share. But Congress is considering a dangerous proposal that could jeopardize the development of lifesaving medicines, vaccines, and treatments. The proposal calls for implementation of a government price-setting model that could undermine Medicare protections that provide patients robust choice and access to the medicines they need.The proposal would allow the government to dictate the price of medicines for...

Wisconsin is Ready for Cures

Pfizer is focused on increasing treatment options for patients through research and development as well as innovative, technically advanced manufacturing practices. We’re proud to be strengthening our capacity to develop and produce more advanced medicines that can help improve the lives of patients. As part of that effort, we recently announced an $18 million expansion of Pfizer’s distribution center in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.Pfizer’s Pleasant Prairie facility is key to distributing Pfizer...

Michigan is Ready for Cures

Pfizer is focused on increasing treatment options for patients through research and development as well as innovative, technically advanced manufacturing practices. We’re proud to be strengthening our capacity to develop and produce more advanced medicines that can help improve the lives of patients. As part of that effort, we recently announced a $450 million expansion of Pfizer’s largest manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan.Pfizer’s Kalamazoo Portage campus is a primary global...