Cast of Characters:

Jay Inslee, Governor, Washington | Gavin Newsom, Governor, California | Doug Ducey, Governor, Arizona | Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Greg Abbott, Governor, Texas | Kristi Noem, Governor, South Dakota | Francis Collins, MD, Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health | President Joe Biden | Kathy Hochul, Governor, New York | Anthony S. Fauchi, MD, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases | Brain Kemp, Governor, Georgia | Ron DeSantis, Governor, Florida | Erik Von Muis, Ph.D., Director, Centers for Human Disease Control | Michelle Mousee, MD, Ph.D., Director, Institutes for Human Research & Behavior