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Kids Shouldn’t Have to Be ‘Resilient’

Mary Katharine Ham

January 25, 2022

Two kids on skateboards seem to be perched on the hood of a car.

When Your Doctor Is on TikTok

January 23, 2022

A screenshot of a TikTok video by user @christinaaaaaaanp on a red-and-blue background

Students Are Walking Out Over COVID

January 21, 2022

A young man wearing a rainbow mask holds up a sign that says "We want safer schools." In the crowd behind him, other signs read: "CPS Listen to Us" and "Student Voices Matter"

Will Omicron Leave Most of Us Immune?

Katherine J. Wu

January 21, 2022

a coronavirus globe

Families Are Going Rogue With Rapid Tests

Rachel Gutman-Wei

January 20, 2022

Animation of two noses and one swab

COVID Parenting Has Passed the Point of Absurdity

Melinda Wenner Moyer

January 20, 2022

A close up of a woman screaming

It’s a Terrible Idea to Deny Medical Care to Unvaccinated People

January 20, 2022

A staffer treats a COVID-19 patient in a New York hospital.

The Atlantic Daily: The Workers Who Bear the Brunt of the Omicron Surge

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 18, 2022

Red letter "A" on an envelope

People Are Hiding That Their Unvaccinated Loved Ones Died of COVID

January 18, 2022

An illustration of a syringe broken in half, with an eye overlaid in the middle

The COVID-Risk Social Contract Is Under Negotiation

January 17, 2022

A photo illustration of a man with a stick walking a tightrope between two syringes

‘The Timeline You’re All Living in Is About to Collapse’

January 16, 2022

Pete Davidson and James Austin Johnson as "real" and "alternate-universe" Joe Bidens, respectively on "SNL."

The Worst of the Omicron Wave Could Still Be Coming

Katherine J. Wu

January 14, 2022

A virus particle charting a wavy pandemic curve

The Real Reason Americans Aren’t Isolating

January 13, 2022

Dollar signs following and preceding a silhouetted figure through an open door

Calling Omicron ‘Mild’ Is Wishful Thinking

Katherine J. Wu

January 12, 2022

A coronavirus speedometer

COVID-Hospitalization Numbers Are as Bad as They Look

January 12, 2022

A medical worker in full PPE attends to a COVID-19 patient.

The Atlantic Daily: You Should Still Try to Avoid COVID Right Now

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 11, 2022

Red "A" on envelope on red background

Should Teen Boys Get Boosted?

Rachel Gutman-Wei

January 11, 2022

Photo of someone's upper arm with a post-injection Band-Aid

Two Years Is Long Enough

January 11, 2022

A photo illustration of a black-and-white hand turning off a light switch, which is inside a black image of a coronavirus particle. The image background is yellow.

Omicron Is Forcing Us to Rethink Mild COVID

January 10, 2022

An animation of a coronavirus particle changing color

Work In Progress

Why More Americans Are Saying They’re ‘Vaxxed and Done’

January 10, 2022

Diptych showing a hand holding a vaccine needle and a hand holding a drink

One-Way Masking Works

January 10, 2022

A woman putting on a surgical mask

COVID Isolation Is a Lot Like … Muffin Baking

Katherine J. Wu

January 8, 2022

a tray of muffins

Hospitals Are in Serious Trouble

January 7, 2022

A health-care worker stands in the doorway of a patient's room.

Why I Soured on the Democrats

January 7, 2022

A child holds a sign amid a crowd of other protesters against school closures.

America’s COVID Rules Are a Dumpster Fire

Katherine J. Wu

January 6, 2022

a "shruggie" emoticon in isolation under a glass dome

Do Your Genes Know What’s Making You Sick?

January 6, 2022

A silhouette of a person with cells moving around inside.

The Atlantic Daily: Omicron Is Scrambling Our COVID Best Practices

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 5, 2022

Red 'A' on an envelope

Should I Just Get Omicron Over With?

Katherine J. Wu

January 5, 2022

a woman uses a coronavirus test

Omicron and the Return to Normalcy

Conor Friedersdorf

January 5, 2022

Image of a man wearing a mask

The Atlantic Daily: The Wrong People Are Hoarding COVID Tests

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 3, 2022

A white envelope on a red background with a red Atlantic "A"

Stop Wasting COVID Tests, People

January 3, 2022

Photo of people in New York City queuing up to receive at-home COVID-testing kits

The Atlantic Daily: What COVID Could Look Like One Year From Now

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

December 31, 2021

A red "A" on a white envelope

Our Relationship With COVID Vaccines Is Just Getting Started

Katherine J. Wu

December 29, 2021

A photo collage of an arm covered in Band-Aids

Omicron Is Our Past Pandemic Mistakes on Fast-Forward

Katherine J. Wu, Ed Yong, and Sarah Zhang

December 23, 2021

A red coronavirus keeps replacing itself over and over again.

Omicron Is the Beginning of the End

December 22, 2021

Three abstract shapes. The first is a transparent burnt-orange circle over brushstrokes that seem to resemble the coronavirus. The second is half-circle over brushstrokes. And the third is one-third of a circle over brushstrokes.

Fauci on What COVID Could Look Like One Year From Now

December 21, 2021