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COVID-19

‘They Just Feel That They’ve Been Violated’

April 16, 2021

A collage of images of health-care workers

The Rural Pandemic Isn’t Ending

April 14, 2021

A painting shows a woman carrying an anti-vaccine flag and leading men to battle.

Deep Cleaning Isn’t a Victimless Crime

April 13, 2021

An illustration of a nose and virus droplets

Beach Photos Give People the Wrong Idea

Soham Sankaran, Jacob Derechin, and Nicholas A. Christakis

April 11, 2021

Juxtaposition of beachgoers and indoor diners

Vaccine Refusal Will Come at a Cost—For All of Us

Edward-Isaac Dovere

April 10, 2021

Image of a needle with a $100 bill in the background

The Way Out of Brain Fog

Pamela Weintraub

April 9, 2021

A silhouette with the face blurred out by a bright orange light

When to Reopen

April 9, 2021

A man walking past a storefront with a “We are open sign.”

Hasidic, Devout, and Mad as Hell About COVID-19

April 9, 2021

An illustration shows photos of Hasidic men and clips of text from the magazine Der Veker

You Probably Have an Asymptomatic Infection Right Now

April 7, 2021

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The Urgency of Vaccinating Kids

April 5, 2021

Children stretch at a summer camp in New York, Aug. 17, 2020.

The Threat That COVID-19 Poses Now

Alexis C. Madrigal

April 2, 2021

A bloody path of coronavirus splats

The Atlantic Daily: 4 Unusual Developments From This Week

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

April 1, 2021

Red 'A' on an envelope

That Other Reason You Might Feel Terrible Right Now

April 1, 2021

A woman about to sneeze

The Atlantic Daily: How to Head Off the New Surge

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

March 30, 2021

Red 'A' on an envelope

The Fourth Surge Is Upon Us. This Time, It’s Different.

March 30, 2021

People receiving vaccines at a mass vaccination site in Seattle, Washington.

Availability Bias Is Messing With Summer Planning

Christopher Cox

March 30, 2021

An illustration of a beach ball casting a virus-shaped shadow

This Is What Life Looks Like After Vaccination

Robin Marantz Henig

March 29, 2021

A grandmother hugging her grandchild

COVID-19 Is Different Now

March 26, 2021

An American flag is seen through a crowd of people crossing the road on December 13, 2020 in New York City.

Returning to Normal Means Recalibrating My Brain

March 26, 2021

A row of light switches in on and off positions

Long-Haulers Are Pushing the Limits of COVID-19 Vaccines

Katherine J. Wu

March 25, 2021

A health-care worker prepares a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in San Francisco, March 1, 2021

I Just Want to Date Like Every Other 20-Something

March 23, 2021

An illustration of a red heart over crossed bones.

You Recovered From COVID-19. Now Your Coffee Smells Like Sewage.

March 22, 2021

Illustration of the parts of a face, separated into cubes

The System Held

March 21, 2021

A U.S. Treasury check

Don’t Be Surprised When Vaccinated People Get Infected

Katherine J. Wu

March 19, 2021

healthcare workers prepare doses of a COVID-19 vaccine

3 Ways the Pandemic Has Made the World Better

March 18, 2021

Letters in a genetic sequence

Your Unvaccinated Kid Is Like a Vaccinated Grandma

March 18, 2021

A child and parent on a carousel.

Virtual Event: COVID-19, One Year and Counting

March 17, 2021

A peach-colored background that says "The Big Story: COVID-19: One Year and Counting" with the red Atlantic A on the left

You’re Not Fully Vaccinated the Day of Your Last Dose

Katherine J. Wu

March 17, 2021

a grasshopper waits on a vaccine syringe

Why the Pandemic Experts Failed

Robinson Meyer and Alexis C. Madrigal

March 15, 2021

A line chart superimposed over a microscopic view of the coronavirus

There Is No One Pandemic Anniversary

March 11, 2021

A woman curled into a ball

The Pandemic Is Ending

March 11, 2021

Anthony Fauci in a COVID-19 committee hearing during the Trump administration

The Atlantic Daily: Understanding Long COVID

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

March 9, 2021

Envelope with red "A"

We Now Can See a Virus Mutate Like Never Before

March 9, 2021

An illustration of an eyeball looking at genetic sequencing.

The Pandemic’s Future Hangs in Suspense

The COVID Tracking Project

March 4, 2021

An illustration of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations overlaid on a photograph of a medical professional looking out a window.

The False Dilemma of Post-Vaccination Risk

February 26, 2021

A nurse injects a vaccine dose into someone's shoulder

The Winter Surge Is Melting Away

The COVID Tracking Project

February 25, 2021