Coronavirus: COVID-19
The Atlantic’s coverage of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19
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Michael Ciaglo / Getty 3 Different Futures for the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
A pause is just that—a pause—in which health officials can reevaluate the data at hand.
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Yifei Fang / Getty The Way Out of Brain Fog
One of COVID-19’s most persistent and mysterious problems finally has some treatments.
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GARRY OWENS / GALLERYSTOCK For One Glorious Summer, Americans Will Vacation Like the French
Workers are on the verge of going bonkers with their PTO.
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The Atlantic You Probably Have an Asymptomatic Infection Right Now
No, not COVID-19. Many, many viruses can infect humans without making us sick, and how they do that is one of biology’s deepest mysteries.
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KEVIN TACHMAN / Trunk America Is About to Go Botox Wild
The post-pandemic beauty boom has arrived.
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Illustration by Chloe Scheffe; Engin Akyurt / Unsplash You Won’t Remember the Pandemic the Way You Think You Will
The stories you hold on to will be colored by your own experience—but also by the experiences of those around you.
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George Etheridge / The New York Times / … The Urgency of Vaccinating Kids
The fact that many adults are still refusing the vaccine makes immunizing children even more important.
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Grant Heilman / Alamy The Biggest Party of 2021 Is About to Start
Billions of bugs will soon burst out of the ground to begin the mass gathering of a lifetime. It’s hard not to feel jealous.
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CSA Images / Designer 29 / Getty / … Vaccine Cheat Days Are Adding Up
Vaccinated and unvaccinated people are getting more lax with behavior at a time when vigilance really matters.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Threat That COVID-19 Poses Now
After a year of waves and surges, the pandemic is entering a “tornado” phase in America.
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Iuliia Stashevska / AP / The Atlantic Podcast: No Shirt. No Shoes. No Shots. No Service.
Vaccine passports, explained
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Bettmann / Getty That Other Reason You Might Feel Terrible Right Now
Please don’t forget: It’s allergy season.
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Jahi Chikwendiu / The Washington Post / Getty Pregnant? Breastfeeding? The Vaccine Might Protect You and Your Baby
Antibodies that cross the placenta or end up in milk could give infants temporary immunity to COVID-19.
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Lindsey Wasson / Reuters The Fourth Surge Is Upon Us. This Time, It’s Different.
A deadlier and more transmissible variant has taken root, but now we have the tools to stop it if we want.
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Alessandro Grassani / The New York Times / … We Need to Talk About the AstraZeneca Vaccine
For the moment, reports of a very rare, dangerous blood disorder among recipients cannot be ignored.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic The Vaccine Line Is an Illusion
People are stretching the truth to get the vaccine faster, but experts say I shouldn’t. Here’s why.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic Why People Keep Asking Which Vaccine You Got
Vaccine small talk has given America something to chat about again.
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Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty COVID-19 Is Different Now
The coronavirus is changing. So is the disease it causes.
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Damian Dovarganes / AP / The Atlantic Podcast: A History of Pandemic Xenophobia and Racism
A medical historian explains how we got to this point—and where we need to go from here.
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Mike Kai Chen / The New York Times … Long-Haulers Are Pushing the Limits of COVID-19 Vaccines
People with long COVID were left out of vaccine trials. They are now navigating the new shots on their own.
