Coronavirus: COVID-19
The Atlantic’s coverage of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19
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Mathieu Thomasset / Hans Lucas / Redux Why Are We Still Isolating Vaccinated People for 10 Days?
If vaccinated people are less likely to transmit the coronavirus, maybe they should be able to test out of isolation.
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Justin Tallis / Getty / The Atlantic Omicron Won’t Ruin Your Booster
Sometimes, dips in immunization quality can be rescued with a little extra quantity.
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Getty / The Atlantic What J&J Can Still Teach Us
A vaccine’s value isn’t just in its peak performance.
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Getty; The Atlantic COVID Parenting Is Reaching a Breaking Point
An epidemiologist joins five Atlantic parents to discuss just how long their pandemic trade-offs can hold.
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Mohd Rasfan / AFP / Getty We Know Almost Nothing About the Omicron Variant
Here’s everything we do.
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Getty; The Atlantic Even Health-Care Workers With Long COVID Are Being Dismissed
Medical professionals are used to being believed, but as patients, they found that their expertise didn’t matter.
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Juanmonino / Getty; The Atlantic / Gabriela Pesqueira Why Health-Care Workers Are Quitting in Droves
About one in five health-care workers has left their job since the pandemic started. This is their story—and the story of those left behind.
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Catherine Leblond / Alamy; The Atlantic The Year America’s Hair Fell Out
The pandemic has been a near-perfect mass hair-loss event.
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Andrew Aitchison / Getty The One Thanksgiving Necessity America Forgot to Stock
Your turkey won’t be the most expensive thing on the table anymore.
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Getty; The Atlantic Getting Back to Normal Is Only Possible Until You Test Positive
I was ultracareful for 18 months. Then I got COVID.
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Getty; Adam Maida / The Atlantic Parents Still Have a Thanksgiving Problem
A first COVID shot will give kids some protection, but none of them will be fully vaccinated until the beginning of December.
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Emily Elconin / Bloomberg / Getty COVID-Vaccine Mandates for Kids Are Coming
But are they a good idea?
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Mario Tama / Getty You’re Boosted! Now What?
No one knows exactly what the rules are for post-booster behavior.
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Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Why Are We Microdosing Vaccines for Kids?
The age cutoffs for COVID-19 vaccine sizes (mostly) make sense.
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Michael Loccisano / Getty Five Big Questions About COVID Vaccines for Kids
With FDA authorization for a kid-size COVID vaccine pending, a pediatrician and infectious-disease expert weighs in on what’s next.
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Ben Hickey How Public Health Took Part in Its Own Downfall
The field’s future lies in reclaiming parts of its past that it willingly abandoned.
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Emily Elconin / Getty No One Will Stop You From Getting Whatever Booster You Want
The CDC indicated that it would move toward a hands-off stance: Booster-eligible people should stick with one brand, but may mix and match at will.
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Getty; The Atlantic A High-Risk Group With a Tragically Low Vaccination Rate
Only about 25 percent of expectant mothers have gotten a COVID-19 shot during their pregnancy. Worried for their baby’s health, many have opted for what feels safe, rather than what is safe.
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The Atlantic The Good Part About ‘Waning’ Immunity
You might have fewer antibodies now. But they’re better than the ones you started with.
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Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty We Accidentally Solved the Flu. Now What?
America has a choice to make.
