This paper is part of Forum COVID-19: Perspectives in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The novel coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) poses a huge challenge to the world community. Knowledge about the virus and its properties is limited, but there is a great need to base political and medical decisions on scientific knowledge. This situation is leading to a dynamization of research. A prominent example of such a development is SOLIDARITY. The epistemological dimensions of this trial, which is coordinated by the WHO, and the resulting ethical implications are discussed in this article.
Die "historische Studie" SOLIDARITY als Antwort der Forschung auf die Sars-CoV-2 Pandemie./ [The "Historic Study" SOLIDARITY-Research's Answer to the Sars-CoV-2 Pandemic]