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Pfizer to cut 100 jobs at Irish plant – but signals 230 new jobs in other locations
Pharma giant is laying off staff who work on manufacturing Covid drug, with impacted staff told they may be redeployed to other locations
Pfizer is laying off around 100 manufacturing staff at its plant in Newbridge, Co Kildare, as part of a global round of job cuts aimed at saving billions of dollars.
The pharmaceutical giant told staff at the plant – where 1,200 people work – of the news this afternoon, having indicated in recent weeks it planned to cut jobs amid declining demand for its Covid-19 Paxlovid medication.
The staff impacted work on the manufacture of ...
