Pfizer Cuts 330 Jobs in Catania; Kaiser WARN Notices Report Small Health Care Reductions
Pfizer plans to cut 330 roles at its Catania plant; multiple WARN filings list small layoffs at Kaiser Foundation Hospitals.
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Pfizer Inc. announced plans that will reduce staffing at its Catania, Sicily manufacturing site by 330 workers, and multiple WARN filings show small workforce reductions at Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, during the October 7–8, 2026 reporting period in the Health Care sector.
Reported layoffs
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Pfizer Inc. — 330 employees, Catania, Sicily, Italy. According to reporting by Global Banking & Finance Review and Fierce Pharma, Pfizer plans to halve the site’s workforce by cutting about 330 roles at its Catania manufacturing plant, which will stop production of methotrexate syringes and Pen injectors. The articles state the announcement reflects an upcoming workforce reduction and that no specific effective date for the layoffs was provided; they also note Italian government engagement, including a scheduled visit by the industry minister on Oct. 23 (Global Banking & Finance Review; Fierce Pharma).
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Kaiser Foundation Hospitals — 1 employee. Per a WARN filing with state regulators, a notice was submitted reporting a one-employee layoff.
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Kaiser Foundation Hospitals — 1 employee. A separate WARN filing with state regulators listed a second one-employee layoff.
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Kaiser Foundation Hospitals — 2 employees. Another WARN filing with state regulators reported a two-employee reduction.
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Kaiser Foundation Hospitals — 1 employee. An additional WARN filing with state regulators listed a one-employee layoff.
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Becton, Dickinson and Company — 85 employees. A WARN filing with state regulators reported a layoff affecting 85 employees.
Notes on sources and timing
The Pfizer report, as summarized above, was reported by Global Banking & Finance Review and Fierce Pharma and does not specify exact layoff effective dates. The small reductions at Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and the 85-employee notice for Becton, Dickinson and Company are documented in WARN filings with state regulators; the filings are the source of those counts.
Closing
Combined, the records included here account for 420 employees reported affected across Health Care layoffs published during the October 7–8, 2026 reporting window. Each item above is reported either in news coverage or in WARN notices filed with state regulators as specified.