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Dr. Alisha Kramer, a CSIS alum and young doctor serving poor, black, pregnant women in Atlanta hospitals, rejoins us for a second podcast. One year into the pandemic, a \u201cnew normal\u201d has arisen that is still jarring, a \u201cdisconnect\u201d in the changes in medical practice. Vaccine hesitancy is a \u201cshocking\u201d matter among nursing staff. Black persons \u201chave every right to be distrustful\u201d of the health system. If we give the \u201cmicrophone back to the experts\u2026 based on the science,\u201d if we rely on neighbor to neighbor communications, trust will return. We have not yet learned much about Covid-19 infection in pregnant women. It is up to the pregnant individual and her provider to determine whether to go ahead with a vaccine. Her thoughts on her husband Jonathan Ossoff\u2019s successful quest for a Senate seat? \u201cWe can all agree 2020 has been incredibly surreal.\u201d Black women in Georgia carried the day.\n\xa0\nDr. Alisha Kramer, a revered former colleague at the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, graduated in 2019 from Emory University School of Medicine. She is currently a resident specializing in obstetrics and gynecology at Atlanta public and private hospitals.