The COVID-19 Health and Safety Taskforce (CHeST) is a coalition of non-profit patient advocacy organizations.
The mission of CHeST is to advocate for policies that protect Americans against COVID-19, long COVID, and associated conditions.
CHeST supports policies that:
- Raise awareness about COVID-19, long COVID, and associated conditions;
- Empower COVID-19 survivors to thrive in their communities; and
- Increase the availability and accessibility of resources for preventing, diagnosing, testing, and treating COVID-19, long COVID, and associated conditions.
For more information about CHeST, press inquiries, or membership, please contact Andrew Wylam: a.wylam@pandemicpatients.org.
Steering Committee:
Recent Activity:
Pandemic Policy in the 2023 Federal Budget
On Dec. 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 into law, funding the federal government through September 2023. The final budget, spanning 1653 pages, enacts many changes to public policy, some of which are related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The COVID-19 Health and Safety Taskforce Calls on Congress to Include $750M for Long COVID in the FY23 Budget
The COVID-19 Health and Safety Taskforce Calls on Congress to Include $750M for Long COVID in the FY23 Budget.
Advocacy Groups Ask Congress to Fund Long COVID Research in FY23 Defense Budget
On December 7, 2022, Pandemic Patients joined with COVID Survivors for Change, Long COVID Families, and Survivor Corps to request funding for long COVID research in the federal defense budget for FY 2023.
COVID-19 Advocacy Groups Issue Letter of Support for California’s Proposed Workplace Safety Standards
On Oct. 31, 2022, Pandemic Patients joined with COVID Survivors for Change and Long COVID Families to submit a letter of support for California’s proposed Safety Orders.