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COVID-19

March 13, 2023

Ideas

Low-Wage Jobs Are Becoming Middle-Class Jobs

Annie Lowrey

March 4, 2023

An illustration that shows curtains made of one-dollar bills revealing a "Now Hiring" sign

Work In Progress

Why Are We Still Arguing About Masks?

Derek Thompson

March 3, 2023

A red, ominous eye peaking through a hole in a bed of masks

Health

No One Really Knows How Much COVID Is Silently Spreading … Again

Katherine J. Wu

February 28, 2023

two people made up of aerosols, transferring aerosols to each other

Science

The Lab Leak Will Haunt Us Forever

Daniel Engber

February 28, 2023

The Wuhan Institute of Virology in China in black and white

Global

Can a Million Chinese People Die and Nobody Know?

Michael Schuman

February 24, 2023

An illustration of a broom sweeping red coronavirus particles under a red rug

Health

Colds Haven’t Changed. So Why Do They Suddenly Feel So Bad?

Katherine J. Wu

February 23, 2023

a row of people sneezing into handkerchiefs

Health

Wash Your Hands and Pray You Don’t Get Sick

Katherine J. Wu

February 18, 2023

Close-up photograph of someone who appears to be on the verge of throwing up

Ideas

An ICU Doctor on How This COVID Wave Is Different

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

February 17, 2023

Picture of an ICU doctor wearing a mask and protective face shield

The Atlantic Daily

The (Still) Unsettled Science of Masking

Isabel Fattal

February 16, 2023

A masks-required sign is displayed on July 09, 2022 in New York City.

Ideas

What Not to Ask Me About My Long COVID

Jennifer Senior

February 15, 2023

A gif of a loading bar overlaying a phot of a woman holding a handkerchief to her mouth. As the loading bar depletes, the photo blurs.

Health

A New Turn in the Fight Over Masks

Yasmin Tayag

February 13, 2023

An image of a kn95 mask hanging on a hook against a white wall

Health

The Future of Long COVID

Katherine J. Wu

February 13, 2023

Graphic of a coronavirus particle with a hole at the center, like a tunnel

The Atlantic Daily

Beware the Lidless Toilet

Kelli María Korducki

February 9, 2023

Health

We’re Bungling the COVID Wind-Down

Katherine J. Wu

February 2, 2023

A grid (some of whose blocks are black, and others red) displays a black-and-white photo of a barber in a face mask giving a haircut.

Health

Outdoor Dining Is Doomed

Yasmin Tayag

January 31, 2023

Diners sit at two tables in front of the NYC steakhouse Peter Luger.

Health

Airplane Toilets Could Catch the Next COVID Variant

Betsy Ladyzhets

January 30, 2023

Illustration of an airplane lavatory door that says "data collection in progress"

Health

The Flu-ification of COVID Policy Is Almost Complete

Katherine J. Wu

January 26, 2023

Photo of a woman on a city sidewalk wearing medical scrubs and a mask, next to a sign promoting free flu shots

Health

Whatever Happened to Toilet Plumes?

Jacob Stern

January 26, 2023

Health

Wait, Is This Winter Going … Okay?

Katherine J. Wu

January 25, 2023

Artistic photo of a cloud in front of the sun

Health

Get Used to Expensive Eggs

Yasmin Tayag

January 24, 2023

An illustration of an egg with price tags on top

Health

Trying to Stop Long COVID Before It Even Starts

Katherine J. Wu

January 19, 2023

Photo of a person in a hospital hallway, overlaid with large red dots

Health

Don’t Fear the Handshake

Katherine J. Wu

January 18, 2023

two hands in business suits grasping each other

Science

The Case for ‘Kraken’

Daniel Engber

January 12, 2023

A tentacle and a coronavirus next to each other

Health

Are Our Immune Systems Stuck in 2020?

Katherine J. Wu

January 11, 2023

Illustration of a big vaccine syringe with a line of smaller ones trailing behind

Health

Maybe Don’t Unleash the Kraken

Jacob Stern

January 9, 2023

A SARS-CoV-2 pathogen surrounded by variant names

Health

I’m Sorry, but This COVID Policy Is Ridiculous

Yasmin Tayag

January 6, 2023

Photo of an air passenger from China walking through the COVID-19 testing booths at the Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport

Health

How Worried Should We Be About XBB.1.5?

Katherine J. Wu

January 5, 2023

Illustration of a giant coronavirus molecule chasing a running figure

How to Build a Life

How We Learned to Be Lonely

Arthur C. Brooks

January 5, 2023

Illustration of a person lying on their back while trapped inside a transparent cube

Health

The Inflated Risk of Vaccine-Induced Cardiac Arrest

Benjamin Mazer

January 4, 2023

A football on a field, painted with the shape of a syringe

Ideas

My Mother Just Died of COVID in Wuhan

Jiwei Xiao

December 30, 2022

Health

People Are Fed Up With Rapid Tests

Zoya Qureshi

December 29, 2022

Ideas

The Married-Mom Advantage

Brad Wilcox and Wendy Wang

December 27, 2022

Health

Should Everyone Be Masking Again?

Jacob Stern

December 23, 2022

White surgical masks arranged in the shape of a snowflake

Health

Nasal Vaccines Are Here

Katherine J. Wu

December 21, 2022

Photo of someone receiving a nasal spray vaccine in Beijing, China

Health

Maybe Consider Not Kissing That Baby

Katherine J. Wu

December 20, 2022

An old photo of a baby covered in lipstick kisses, and one of a baby in a stroller with a 'Please Don't Kiss Me' sign

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The Print Edition

The Next Stage of COVID Is Starting Now

Low-Wage Jobs Are Becoming Middle-Class Jobs

Why Are We Still Arguing About Masks?

No One Really Knows How Much COVID Is Silently Spreading … Again

The Lab Leak Will Haunt Us Forever

Can a Million Chinese People Die and Nobody Know?

Colds Haven’t Changed. So Why Do They Suddenly Feel So Bad?

Wash Your Hands and Pray You Don’t Get Sick

An ICU Doctor on How This COVID Wave Is Different

The (Still) Unsettled Science of Masking

What Not to Ask Me About My Long COVID

A New Turn in the Fight Over Masks

The Future of Long COVID

Beware the Lidless Toilet

We’re Bungling the COVID Wind-Down

Outdoor Dining Is Doomed

Airplane Toilets Could Catch the Next COVID Variant

The Flu-ification of COVID Policy Is Almost Complete

Whatever Happened to Toilet Plumes?

Wait, Is This Winter Going … Okay?

Get Used to Expensive Eggs

Trying to Stop Long COVID Before It Even Starts

Don’t Fear the Handshake

The Case for ‘Kraken’

Are Our Immune Systems Stuck in 2020?

Maybe Don’t Unleash the Kraken

I’m Sorry, but This COVID Policy Is Ridiculous

How Worried Should We Be About XBB.1.5?

How We Learned to Be Lonely

The Inflated Risk of Vaccine-Induced Cardiac Arrest

My Mother Just Died of COVID in Wuhan

People Are Fed Up With Rapid Tests

The Married-Mom Advantage

Should Everyone Be Masking Again?

Nasal Vaccines Are Here

Maybe Consider Not Kissing That Baby