Thanks for writing this. I have to admit to confirmation bias here, but SM’s effects are so stupidly large that I just don’t believe they are possible. I hadn’t seen the control group also having a sharp decline but that raises even more alarm bells.
This is also very important for organizations trying to follow SM’s footsteps, like the recently incubated Vida Plena.
I anticipate that SM could enter a similar space as deworming now, where the evidence is shaky but the potential impacts are so high and the cost of delivery so low that it might be recommended/worth doing anyway.
Thanks for writing this. I have to admit to confirmation bias here, but SM’s effects are so stupidly large that I just don’t believe they are possible. I hadn’t seen the control group also having a sharp decline but that raises even more alarm bells.
This is also very important for organizations trying to follow SM’s footsteps, like the recently incubated Vida Plena.
I anticipate that SM could enter a similar space as deworming now, where the evidence is shaky but the potential impacts are so high and the cost of delivery so low that it might be recommended/worth doing anyway.