Take action for the next step in combating the coronavirus
What we want
We want security and freedom for people, to safeguard their physical, psychological and economic wellbeing. We want to be able to live with the new coronavirus.
Health and the economy seem currently in conflict with each other. This conflict can be resolved, if there is widespread, regular testing of people. This does not happen at present, because the capacity to do this is not sufficient.
This is why we are campaigning for systematic random testing across the board, so that
- individuals and the economy can live and function with COVID-19
- insight can be gained in the effectiveness of current and future policy measures
We need your help
to convince public opinion, the media and policy makers that such a programme is crucial to simultaneously meet public health requirements and allow normal economic and social activity, as long as the COVID-19 pandemic has not been conquered.
Sign now to be number 1049!
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«We need sufficient information for effective disease control. Governments should do more to provide this important public good.»
Rupert Sausgruber
Professor of Public Economics at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) -
«A strategy that involves widespread testing at its core is the only way out of this crisis.»
Benjamin Moll
Professor of Economics at London School of Economics and Political Science -
«Strengthen scientific data and research and fight against speculation.»
Victor Schmid
Chairman & Partner / Co-Founder at Hirzel.Neef.Schmid.Konsulenten -
«Decisions need to be based on data!»
Ulrike Malmendier
Edward and Mollie Arnold Professor of Finance at the University of California at Berkeley and Professor of Economics at Haas School of Business -
«Let’s use the assets we have and act on the needs without hindering biases and ideologies. »
Lars Maydell
International Executive Coach -
«It’s obvious that large-scale testing is not only a cost-efficient, but also an effective tool to combat the crisis without serious consequences. »
Walter Schachermayer
Professor of mathematics at University of Vienna -
«Because I subscribe to all arguments laid down in your manifest.»
Valerie Brunner
Group Head of Institutional Clients at Raiffeisen Bank International AG -
«It is high time that we get better evidence – sampling is one of the main issues in the covid-data-crisis.»
Antoinette Weibel
Professor for Human Resources Management at University of St. Gallen -
«We need a better understanding where we are in this crisis!»
Nora Szech
Holder of the Chair of Political Economy at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) -
«We need more evidence to support our decision making, if we want to build a better future!»
Alexis Johann
Managing Partner at FehrAdvice & Partners AG -
«Because large-scale testing in countries like Island or South Korea has shown that infection numbers were quickly brought under control. »
Heidi Glück
Owner, Heidi Glück media + public affairs consulting GmbH -
«In 2020 we should have smarter tools to fight a pandemic than the concepts from the ages of the black plague. Testing is essential to fight the crisis»
Robert Misik
Austrian journalist and author