A Pfizer factory in North Carolina was damaged by a tornado on July 19 that could put more pressure on already-strained drug supplies for U.S. hospitals, experts say.
The tornado touched down near Rocky Mount, N.C., and ripped off the roof of at the Pfizer factory that makes nearly 25% of Pfizer’s sterile injectable medicines used in U.S. hospitals, according to the drugmaker.
Pfizer said all employees were safely evacuated and accounted for, and no serious injuries were reported.
The drugmaker is still assessing damage. Here's a look at the possible effects. (The AP 07/20/23) Tornado damage to Pfizer plant will probably create long-term shortages of some drugs hospitals need | AP News
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