The rules are changing and you need better defensive equipment. COVID-19 is not loosening its grip. Where vaccination coverage remains low, either due to inequitable supply or lack of demand, it remains an all-encompassing threat. Where vaccination coverage is higher, the pressure can be hit-or-miss, and it can be hard to tell when a hit might be coming. Rather than the rollercoaster we’ve talked about before -- we were all on that ride together -- the delta variant requires