Tornado-damaged Pfizer plant in North Carolina restarts production

Pfizer plant in North Carolina damaged by tornado in July restarts production

A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant has restarted production, 10 weeks after it was heavily damaged by a tornado.

Tornado-damaged Pfizer plant in North Carolina restarts production

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina that makes critical supplies for U.S. hospitals has restarted production about 10 weeks after it was heavily damaged by a tornado, the company announced Monday.

Tornado-damaged Pfizer plant in North Carolina restarts production

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina that makes critical supplies for U.S. hospitals has restarted production about 10 weeks after it was heavily damaged by a tornado, the company announced Monday. Getting a majority of manufacturing lines at the Rocky Mount facility back up and running is a “proud achievement,” Pfizer said in a statement. Full production across the facility’s three manufacturing sites i…

Pfizer restarts production at tornado-hit North Carolina plant, but drug supply will still be affected

Pfizer expects operations to fully resume by the end of the year, but it warned that supply of some medicines would be affected until at least mid-2024.

Major Pfizer plant in North Carolina restarts production 10 weeks after tornado damage

The plant produces anesthesia and other drugs as well as nearly one-fourth of the sterile injectable medications Pfizer supplies to U.S. hospitals, the company said.

Pfizer restarts production after Rocky Mount tornado. But drug shortages could linger.

“It is only the first step toward full recovery for the plant,” the company said Monday.