PORTAGE, Mich. — Wednesday, Pfizer broke ground on their new pharmaceutical production facility in Portage.
The facility, known as Modular Aseptic Processing (MAP), will be a multi-story production facility that is expected to add 450 new jobs in Kalamazoo County.
Pfizer first announced the project in July of 2018 as part of a $465 million investment by the company to create professional and skilled labor positions.
The company estimates the average income for the future positions will range from $70,100 to $93,300.
Pfizer has not yet announced when the facility will officially open.
The company also announced Wednesday that their COVID-19 vaccine is safe and can be given to children as young as 12.
Pfizer and Moderna have both been cleared by the FDA to begin studies in children 11-years-old and younger. It's not clear when either vaccines would be approved for children that young.
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