Calling for coordinated supporting research on measures against the corona pandemic
The BIH QUEST Center together with the German Network for Evidence-based Medicine (DNEbM) and the German Academy of Ethics in Medicine (AEM) urge swift and transparent action to determine whether the measures to contain the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, such as school closures and contact bans, are achieving the desired results while being justified in terms of the numerous health, social and economic side effects.
The partners have launched a call to establish a COVID-19 evidence task force that will discuss how a professional prioritization, coordination and communication of research on the containment measures can be implemented. The scientists have published the call here.