Exclusive: Federal Government Funds $4.7 Million Grant — Led by Merck Consultant — to Increase HPV Vaccine Uptake by Improving How Providers ‘Announce’ the Vacc

Documents obtained by Children’s Health Defense show that Noel Brewer, Ph.D., lead investigator for the grant, consults for Merck and also received commercial research grants from Merck, Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline. CHD identified more than 50 grants worth $40 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of increasing HPV vaccine uptake.