The Winter Surge Is Melting Away
Coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and deaths all fell for the fourth consecutive week.
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Podcast: Infections, Vaccinations, and Other Questions
James Hamblin answers questions from callers with mild COVID-19 cases.
You Got the Vaccine! What Can You Do Now?
A guide to America’s awkward, semi-vaccinated months
Coronavirus Reinfection Will Soon Become Our Reality
The virus can take many paths to reinvading a person’s body. Most of them shouldn’t scare us.
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?
We’re Just Rediscovering a 19th-Century Pandemic Strategy
The first way to fight a new virus would once have been opening the windows.
The One Area Where the U.S. COVID-19 Strategy Seems to Be Working
By spending lots of money and not worrying about liability, America is beating Europe in the vaccine race.
Traffic Noise Is a Silent Killer
The ruckus of cars and planes can damage not just your ears, but also your heart.
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.
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?