Coronavirus: COVID-19
The Atlantic’s coverage of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19
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The Atlantic A Simple Rule of Thumb for Knowing When the Pandemic Is Over
At some point—maybe even soon—the emergency phase of the pandemic will end. But what, exactly, is that magic threshold?
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Chang W. Lee / The New York Times … The Most Likely Timeline for Life to Return to Normal
An uncertain spring, an amazing summer, a cautious fall and winter, and then, finally, relief.
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Mario Tama / Getty A Sign of Just How Terrible the Winter’s Surge Was
In November, COVID-19 levels shot past the worst of the summer’s surge. Now they’re back below that threshold.
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Shafkat Anowar / AP / The Atlantic Podcast: ‘A Disaster for Feminism’
Why have the economic and psychological stresses of the pandemic hit women harder—and what can we do about it?
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Gabby Jones / Redux A Quite Possibly Wonderful Summer
Families will gather. Restaurants will reopen. People will travel. The pandemic may feel like it’s behind us—even if it’s not.
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin / Getty / The … The Good News of COVID-19 Is Sticking, for Now
Every major pandemic indicator has been falling for weeks.
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Getty / The Atlantic America’s Health Will Soon Be in the Hands of Very Minor Internet Celebrities
Local health departments are counting on lifestyle bloggers and fitness experts to get their message out.
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic Delay a Shot? Skip One? Vaccine-Dosing Messaging Is a Nightmare.
Vaccine regimens need both science and public trust to succeed.
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Getty / The Atlantic COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping Fast. Why?
Four reasons: social distancing, seasonality, seroprevalence, and shots.
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Jae C. Hong / AP / The Atlantic Podcast: A Forever Pandemic
Vaccines are a public good. Until the world regards them as such, the pandemic will not end.
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Getty / Mark Harris The Body Is Far From Helpless Against Coronavirus Variants
The virus is evolving, but the antibodies that fight it can change, too.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Pandemic’s Deadly Winter Surge Is Rapidly Easing
Cases are down 57 percent from the country’s all-time peak in early January, according to the COVID Tracking Project.
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The Atlantic Leave Your Antibodies Alone
Antibody tests can determine whether your immune system has seen the coronavirus before—and not much else.
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Getty / Mark Harris What If We Never Reach Herd Immunity?
Hitting the threshold might actually be impossible. But vaccines can still help end the pandemic.
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Glen Stubbe / Star Tribune / Getty A Single Day With Fewer Than 100,000 Cases of COVID-19
The case count in the U.S. hadn’t dipped that low since November.
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Felipe Dana / AP / The Atlantic Podcast: Can You Get Reinfected?
The Brazil variant raises a scary question—and reminds us that herd immunity matters across borders.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Pandemic Is in Tenuous Retreat
New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all dropped this week.
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Vanessa Saba The Pandemic Broke the Flu
This winter has been an extraordinarily quiet flu season. Scientists aren’t sure the silence will last.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Pandemic Is Heading Toward a Strange In-Between Time
Americans can plan for the pandemic’s end in the fall. What happens between now and then?
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Getty / The Atlantic The Second COVID-19 Shot Is a Rude Reawakening for Immune Cells
Side effects are just a sign that protection is kicking in as it should.
