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Sheryl Gay Stolberg, the NYT\u2019s health policy correspondent, returned to our podcast to reflect on the first month of the Biden administration. Its approach \u201ccould not be more different\u201d than that of the Trump administration. The transition has \u201cbrought order,\u201d the pieces are \u201c a lot more buttoned-down.\u201d Caution is a watchword: the President does not want to overpromise, aware of the race against variants, and the unpredictability of the virus. Much of the change in tone\xa0stems from President Biden\u2019s personality: his desire to move past the high toxicity, create a \u201cmore compassionate conversation,\u201d be \u201c a healer, a consoler\u201d who \u201clowers the temperature\u201d and wins Americans\u2019 trust -- and passage of the $1.9 trillion rescue plan. Problems and challenges do persist. The United States is missing an important diplomatic moment in not taking an international leadership position and moving fast to guarantee vaccines reach low and middle-income countries. \u201cThe absence of data is a problem\u201d when it comes to tracking disparities in the delivery of vaccines across America.\xa0Delivery of vaccines at the state level is still today \u201ca mad scramble.\u201d America remains dangerously divided. But overall, the trajectory is hopeful in the fight against the virus.\xa0\n\xa0\nSheryl Gay Stolberg is the Washington health correspondent for the New York Times. Over the course of the past 24 years at the Times, she has covered the White House, Congress, and national affairs. She shared in two Pulitzer prizes awarded when she was at the Los Angeles Times.