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b'Dan Diamond has covered health, politics, and the White House for the Washington Post since January 19. What is going on in the international side of the US response to the pandemic?\\xa0It is \\u201cpiecemeal,\\u201d unclear who is making decisions, lacks a strategy, the approach is \\u201cmuch vaguer\\u201d than the domestic response.\\xa0The US has announced a number of important steps which are \\u201cstaccato moments.\\u201d President Biden came into office with the country \\u201con fire.\\u201d His team is still settling, and there is no single person in charge of the international response. The issues are a complex \\u201cthicket\\u201d full of geopolitical risks. Nonetheless, it feels as if a moment is arriving where the administration is going to pivot to the international arena. Internally, senior officials are \\u201craring to go.\\u201d Domestically, Dan has observed closely the four focus groups of vaccine-hesitant people launched by Republican pollster Frank Luntz, one session was a \\u201ctransformative experience,\\u201d another a \\u201ctotal dud.\\u201d Perhaps the Community Corps will be able to bring to scale hyperlocal engagement with those who remain hesitant. Perhaps they simply need more information and more time.\\xa0It\\u2019s \\u201cheady times,\\u201d practicing this form of journalism in Washington. Hypercompetitive, everybody wants a piece of the story.\\xa0\\n\\nDan Diamond is the National Health Reporter at the Washington Post'