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Explainer: Where Were You In The #WormWars? (The Guardian)

August 05, 2015

From article: 

Some posts blame the media for exaggerating the significance of the new research. On the Centre for Global Development blog Michael Clemens and Justin Sandefur said the Guardian was wrong to use “debunk” in the headline. “New information about the original deworming study qualifies its findings, but certainly does not 'debunk,' overturn,’ or negate its findings,” they wrote. “Donors should remain open to and encourage new evidence but should not shift their priorities on deworming in response to this episode.”

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