PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers visited and toured the Pfizer facility in Pleasant Prairie on Thursday.
The governor was joined by Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary-designee Dawn Crim, according to a news release. The facility is one of two nationwide that Pfizer, Inc. is using to distribute vaccines. To date, the company has supplied over 50 million doses throughout the country.
“The folks at Pfizer have been doing tireless work to get our state and country vaccinated as quickly as possible,” Evers said in a statement. “Their vaccine production and ability to distribute vaccine and other materials nationwide are critical factors in getting shots in arms, saving lives, and putting this pandemic behind us.”
The release said Evers also signed Assembly Bill 120, now Wisconsin Act 25, which aims to help Pfizer and the state continue to provide the vaccine, vaccination materials and solutions nationwide.
“As a Wisconsin employer and partner in our fight against COVID-19, I was glad to sign this bill to help them get materials to every state in the nation and to tour their facility today to see their good work firsthand,” Evers said.
Pfizer has 300 personnel in the state, including 115 workers at the Pleasant Prairie facility.
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