Grimes, David Robert https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3140-3278
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust (214461/A/18/Z)
Article History
Received: 6 October 2025
Accepted: 31 October 2025
First Online: 17 November 2025
Disclosure and competing interests statement
: DRG is a popular science author who contributes to numerous outlets worldwide on health disinformation and vaccine hesitancy, occasionally receiving fees for these pieces. He also receives royalties from his books on critical thinking and reports receiving Wellcome Trust research funding (grant 214461/A/18/Z). DRG has also been a public advocate for the human papillomavirus vaccine in Ireland and Europe, receiving zero industry funding for these efforts.