Exhibit 99




|For immediate release: | Contact:      
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|October 25, 2007       | Ray Kerins    
|                       | (212) 733-9203
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> PFIZER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF VICE CHAIRMAN DAVID L.
>       SHEDLARZ
>     NEW YORK, October 25 -- Pfizer said today that after a 31-year
>       career, Vice Chairman David L. Shedlarz will retire from the company at
>       the end of this year.
>     Mr. Shedlarz's contributions to the company include helping to shape the
>       strategic direction that drove Pfizer's growth to pharmaceutical industry
>       leadership; fifteen years of service on Pfizer's senior management committee
>       and ten as its Chief Financial Officer; and leading the integration of the
>       Pharmacia acquisition as well as the successful sale of Pfizer Consumer
>       Healthcare.
>     Most recently, he has had responsibility for strategic planning and business
>       development and, in that role, he has put in place a new organization so
>       that Pfizer has the capabilities, talent and resources necessary to capitalize
>       on external business opportunities that complement its internal product
>       development and technologies. Among his additional areas of responsibility
>       are Pfizer Animal Health, which is reporting strong revenue and income growth,
>       and Pfizer Global Manufacturing, which has achieved substantial cost savings
>       and productivity gains.
>     "Throughout his Pfizer career, David Shedlarz has demonstrated integrity
>       and an enduring commitment to our company and its mission," said Jeffrey
>       B. Kindler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Since I became Chief
>       Executive Officer a little over a year ago, David has been a valuable partner
>       to me as our new team has worked together to drive fundamental changes in
>       how Pfizer does business. David has our highest respect for his dedication
>       to Pfizer and the company's values, and I know I join with all my Pfizer
>       colleagues in wishing him well in his future endeavors," he added.
>     "While the company I joined 31 years ago has changed and grown in
>       ways I never could have imagined, what hasn't changed is the quality and
>       dedication of Pfizer people, and I am exceptionally proud of our mission
>       and what we do to enrich so many lives," said Mr. Shedlarz. "I
>       will cherish all of the people I've worked with, the relationships we've
>       forged and the successes we've achieved.
>     "Jeff is a strong leader who has taken a series of actions -- including
>       tough decisions in all areas of the company -- to revitalize Pfizer over
>       the past year," Mr. Shedlarz continued. "He is taking the right
>       steps to change the structure of the company in a strategic, disciplined
>       way in order to position Pfizer for success in our changing marketplace.
>       I am confident that Jeff and the team, which now includes the addition of
>       our new Chief Financial Officer, Frank D'Amelio -- who has demonstrated
>       that he will be a strong and effective leader of our financial function
>       -- are well-positioned to address the company's challenges and capitalize
>       on its many opportunities in the years ahead. Pfizer is one of the world's
>       great companies, and I am sure it will continue to be at the forefront of
>       breakthroughs that benefit millions of patients."
>     Mr. Shedlarz joined Pfizer in 1976. He held positions of increasing responsibility
>       including vice president, finance of the U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group in 1989
>       and vice president, finance for Pfizer in 1992. He was elected chief financial
>       officer in 1995 and assumed additional responsibilities as senior vice president
>       in 1997 with worldwide responsibility for the company's former Medical Technology
>       Group. He was named executive vice president in 1999. He became vice chairman
>       of Pfizer in 2005.
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