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Podcast: Infections, Vaccinations, and Other Questions

February 25, 2021

Health

You Got the Vaccine! What Can You Do Now?

Rachel Gutman-Wei

February 25, 2021

A black-and-white photograph of adults sitting around a restaurant table. Each person has either a red or green dot covering their face.

Global

Where Are the Iconic COVID-19 Images?

Helen Lewis

February 24, 2021

Discarded masks mixed into dirt and leaves on the floor.

Science

Coronavirus Reinfection Will Soon Become Our Reality

Katherine J. Wu

February 24, 2021

a lung overlaid with silhouettes of the coronavirus

Health

A Simple Rule of Thumb for Knowing When the Pandemic Is Over

Alexis C. Madrigal

February 23, 2021

A timer or sundial in the shape of a coronavirus

Family

The Most Likely Timeline for Life to Return to Normal

Joe Pinsker

February 22, 2021

A birthday party in a park on a sunny day, with people relaxing in the background an urban skyline in the distance

Health

We’re Just Rediscovering a 19th-Century Pandemic Strategy

Sarah Zhang

February 22, 2021

Three men sit in outdoor hospital beds with Westminster Palace in the background.

Health

A Sign of Just How Terrible the Winter’s Surge Was

Whet Moser

February 21, 2021

Workers take down an overflow patient care tent

Health

A Quite Possibly Wonderful Summer

James Hamblin

February 19, 2021

A person sits upside down on an amusement park ride, high in the air.

Health

The Good News of COVID-19 Is Sticking, for Now

The COVID Tracking Project

February 18, 2021

Global

The Populists Who Got COVID-19 Are a Warning for Democracy

Christian Paz

February 18, 2021

Thee photographs of the Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, and former U.S. president Donald Trump

Science

Delay a Shot? Skip One? Vaccine-Dosing Messaging Is a Nightmare.

Katherine J. Wu

February 18, 2021

A vaccine syringe filled with a three-week dosing interval

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: 4 Reasons the Pandemic Is Slowing Down

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

February 17, 2021

Ideas

COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping Fast. Why?

Derek Thompson

February 17, 2021

Ideas

Is It Safe to Go Back to the Movie Theater?

Sonny Bunch

February 15, 2021

Ideas

COVID-19 Took My Sense of Smell Nearly a Year Ago

Michel Paradis

February 13, 2021

An illustration of a nose with a line over it.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: The Pandemic Can Still End Without Herd Immunity

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

February 12, 2021

Science

The Body Is Far From Helpless Against Coronavirus Variants

Katherine J. Wu

February 12, 2021

Health

The Pandemic’s Deadly Winter Surge Is Rapidly Easing

The COVID Tracking Project

February 11, 2021

Science

Leave Your Antibodies Alone

Katherine J. Wu

February 10, 2021

a row of six antibody tests showing different results

Health

What If We Never Reach Herd Immunity?

Sarah Zhang

February 9, 2021

A broken vaccine applicator is caught in a horizontal test tube while people walk around it on tightropes

Health

A Single Day With Fewer Than 100,000 Cases of COVID-19

Whet Moser

February 8, 2021

A woman in goggles with uncapped saliva samples

Ideas

Hygiene Theater Is Still a Huge Waste of Time

Derek Thompson

February 8, 2021

Workers in Istanbul disinfect a mosque to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Politics

Iowans Were Scared Into Taking the Virus Seriously

Elaine Godfrey

February 6, 2021

The Ben Franklin store sits empty in Winterset, Iowa.

Health

The Pandemic Is in Tenuous Retreat

The COVID Tracking Project

February 4, 2021

Two people walk by the sea in a black and white photo imposed on a mustard background

Science

The Pandemic Broke the Flu

Katherine J. Wu

February 4, 2021

A block of flu is removed from a picture of a crowd

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: How to Better Read COVID-19 Data

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

February 4, 2021

Health

Fewer Americans Are Getting COVID-19 Tests

Whet Moser

February 3, 2021

Health

The Pandemic Is Heading Toward a Strange In-Between Time

Robinson Meyer

February 2, 2021

Two hands around a crystal ball with viruses inside it

Health

The Deadliest Month Yet

Whet Moser

February 2, 2021

Paramedics bring a patient into the hospital.

Health

The Second COVID-19 Shot Is a Rude Reawakening for Immune Cells

Katherine J. Wu

February 2, 2021

Ideas

My Father Came Home to Us After 306 Days in the Hospital With COVID-19

Nicky Woolf

February 2, 2021

Health

The Brazil Variant Is Exposing the World’s Vulnerability

James Hamblin

February 1, 2021

A colorful grid of SARS-CoV-2 under a microscope

Health

COVID-19 Deaths Are Still Rising

The COVID Tracking Project

January 28, 2021

someone holds a sign that says "need vaccine"

Ideas

The Pandejo Movement Destroyed California’s Pandemic Progress

Gustavo Arellano

January 28, 2021

Ideas

The Truth About Kids, School, and COVID-19

Derek Thompson

January 28, 2021

A man wearing a medical mask looks into the distance as masked students walk to school buses after class.

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Podcast: Infections, Vaccinations, and Other Questions

You Got the Vaccine! What Can You Do Now?

Where Are the Iconic COVID-19 Images?

Coronavirus Reinfection Will Soon Become Our Reality

A Simple Rule of Thumb for Knowing When the Pandemic Is Over

The Most Likely Timeline for Life to Return to Normal

We’re Just Rediscovering a 19th-Century Pandemic Strategy

A Sign of Just How Terrible the Winter’s Surge Was

A Quite Possibly Wonderful Summer

The Good News of COVID-19 Is Sticking, for Now

The Populists Who Got COVID-19 Are a Warning for Democracy

Delay a Shot? Skip One? Vaccine-Dosing Messaging Is a Nightmare.

The Atlantic Daily: 4 Reasons the Pandemic Is Slowing Down

COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping Fast. Why?

Is It Safe to Go Back to the Movie Theater?

COVID-19 Took My Sense of Smell Nearly a Year Ago

The Atlantic Daily: The Pandemic Can Still End Without Herd Immunity

The Body Is Far From Helpless Against Coronavirus Variants

The Pandemic’s Deadly Winter Surge Is Rapidly Easing

Leave Your Antibodies Alone

What If We Never Reach Herd Immunity?

A Single Day With Fewer Than 100,000 Cases of COVID-19

Hygiene Theater Is Still a Huge Waste of Time

Iowans Were Scared Into Taking the Virus Seriously

The Pandemic Is in Tenuous Retreat

The Pandemic Broke the Flu

The Atlantic Daily: How to Better Read COVID-19 Data

Fewer Americans Are Getting COVID-19 Tests

The Pandemic Is Heading Toward a Strange In-Between Time

The Deadliest Month Yet

The Second COVID-19 Shot Is a Rude Reawakening for Immune Cells

My Father Came Home to Us After 306 Days in the Hospital With COVID-19

The Brazil Variant Is Exposing the World’s Vulnerability

COVID-19 Deaths Are Still Rising

The Pandejo Movement Destroyed California’s Pandemic Progress

The Truth About Kids, School, and COVID-19