About the Authors

Geralyn S. Ritter

geralyn.ritter@merck.com

Affiliation Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, United States of America

Competing Interests

Geralyn Ritter is Vice President, Global Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility at Merck & Co. and holds equity in Merck.

Author Contributions

ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: GSR. Agree with the manuscript's results and conclusions: GSR. Wrote the first draft of the paper: GSR.