Jen Calfas

@JenCalfas

Reporter @WSJ covering breaking news and health. Email: jennifer.calfas@wsj.com. Signal: jencalfas.22

New York, NY wsj.com/news/author/je… Joined June 2011

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EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. has lost its measles-elimination status, a stunning reversal for a nation that has kept the vaccine-preventable disease at bay for decades. wsj.com/health/u-s-los… from @l_e_whyte + me

www.wsj.com Exclusive | U.S. Loses Measles-Elimination Status as Historic Resurgence Sickens Thousands The Pan American Health Organization has revoked the coveted status, people familiar with the matter said. It is a stunning reversal for a nation that has kept the vaccine-preventable disease at bay...

Jen Calfas @JenCalfas Oct 28

New from @annawmathews and @l_e_whyte: The Trump administration will require PBMs -- companies that manage hundreds of billions of dollars of drug spending -- to disclose details on how they get paid
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www.wsj.com Exclusive | Drug Middlemen Will Soon Have to Share Details on How They Are Paid New Labor Department regulation will require pharmacy-benefit managers to disclose information to employers.

Jen Calfas @JenCalfas Sep 16

NEW: States haven’t yet been able to obtain updated Covid-19 shots from the CDC, delaying their distribution to millions of children through federal programs, according to people familiar with the matter wsj.com/health/healthc… via @WSJ

www.wsj.com Exclusive | States Delayed in Getting Covid Shots for Children’s Immunization Program The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t opened up the ordering process, raising concerns about delays as vaccination programs kick off.

Jen Calfas @JenCalfas Sep 4

My latest: A newborn died in Amish country Pennsylvania. An autopsy showed the baby had measles. Now federal, state and local officials are at odds over how much the disease is to blame. wsj.com/us-news/how-th…

www.wsj.com How the Death of a Newborn Has Inflamed a Debate Over Vaccination A local coroner’s finding contradicts the state’s, sowing doubt as a measles outbreak rages.

Jen Calfas @JenCalfas Aug 19

An experimental mRNA-based cancer vaccine succeeded in preventing melanoma from coming back or spreading in a large study, partners Merck and Moderna said wsj.com/health/pharma/… via @xavierjohnm @AlexLJanin

www.wsj.com Moderna Shares More Than Double on Success of mRNA Cancer Vaccine Result in high-risk patients validates decades of research into mRNA-based therapeutic cancer vaccines.