Epidemics and Pandemics

September 2, 2021

Masks are put on a table outside of a school.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: COVID-19 Long-Haulers Want More

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

September 1, 2021

Science

Long-Haulers Are Fighting for Their Future

Ed Yong

September 1, 2021

A masked face next to a clock, surrounded by coronaviruses

Ideas

Americans Are Suing to Protect Their Freedom From Infection

Wendy E. Parmet

September 1, 2021

An illustration of red scales of justice balancing two coronaviruses.

Ideas

I’m a Black Doctor. My Mom Still Won’t Get Vaccinated.

Elaine Batchlor

September 1, 2021

A nurse prepares a dose of vaccine in a syringe.

America In Person

How Shrek Is Connecting People During the Pandemic

Allie Volpe

August 30, 2021

A basket that includes Shrek, an onion, a VHS tape, flowers and a waffle.

Science

The Wrong Way to Test Yourself for the Coronavirus

Katherine J. Wu

August 30, 2021

Ideas

I’m Waiting for Hurricane Ida With COVID-19

Claire Holahan

August 29, 2021

People in New Orleans do last-minute shopping ahead of Hurricane Ida.

Ideas

Vaccine Refusers Don’t Get to Dictate Terms Anymore

Juliette Kayyem

August 29, 2021

Anti-vaccine protesters holding up signs

Education

The Pandemic Broke a Fundamental Principle of Teaching

Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer

August 28, 2021

Tonette McQueen helps Zion Graham, 8, with a summer school assignment at Hunter Elementary in Greensboro, North Carolina., July 19, 2021.

Family

Child-Care Workers Might Not Come Back

Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi

August 28, 2021

A person in a mask and gloves disinfects a child's chair.

Ideas

Americans Are Losing Sight of the Pandemic Endgame

Céline Gounder

August 28, 2021

Black-and-white photo of people getting vaccinated

Family

The Pandemic Is Making Dads Reevaluate Their Work-Life Balance

Joe Pinsker

August 27, 2021

A father and small child relax on the grass.

Ideas

Get Police Vaccinated

Eric Reinhart and Amanda Klonsky

August 26, 2021

Illustration of the U.S. seal and a vaccine being injected into a person's arm

Global

The Vaccine-Booster Mistake

Yasmeen Serhan

August 26, 2021

A picture of vaccine vials on a conveyor belt over an image of women waiting to get vaccinated

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Our Relationship to the Coronavirus Will Have to Change

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 25, 2021

Health

‘We Were Going and I Am Not at All Sorry’

Saahil Desai

August 25, 2021

Politics

It’s the Pandemic, Stupid

Russell Berman

August 25, 2021

COVID-19 and the Delta variant have hurt Joe Biden in the polls.

Ideas

Not Everyone Can Afford to ‘Learn to Live With’ COVID-19

Kyle Harper

August 25, 2021

An illustration of the globe resting on a spot of coronavirus

Culture

The Way Forward for Movie Theaters Is Clear

David Sims

August 24, 2021

A masked moviegoer at a theater in New York

Science

The Coronavirus Could Get Worse

Katherine J. Wu

August 24, 2021

a rubik's cube representing coronavirus evolution

Ideas

Why Parents Kept Their Kids Home From School

Jessica McCrory Calarco

August 24, 2021

A student looks through a fence at a school.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Delta and the School Year Have Converged in the Worst Possible Way

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 23, 2021

Science

The FDA Really Did Have to Take This Long

Hilda Bastian

August 23, 2021

Ideas

The Death Toll of Delay

Conor Friedersdorf

August 23, 2021

Health

This School Year Is Going to Be a Mess—Again

Sarah Zhang

August 23, 2021

A girl taking off her mask to eat school lunch alone

Ideas

Parents Are Not Okay

Dan Sinker

August 22, 2021

Health

All These Simultaneous Disasters Are Messing With Our Brains

Jacob Stern

August 22, 2021

Firefighters in Haiti remove debris as they search for survivors of the August 14 earthquake.

Ideas

The Noisy Minority

David A. Graham

August 22, 2021

Illustration of a red elephant and a person yelling.

Global

How Asia Became a Delta Hot Spot

Timothy McLaughlin

August 22, 2021

A woman pushes her food cart along an empty street in Bangkok

The Atlantic Interview

Why America’s Largest Teachers’ Union Refuses to Support Vaccine Mandates

Emma Green

August 20, 2021

Becky Pringle, wearing a black dress and jewelry, is featured in yellow with graphic images around her.

Ideas

The 1 Thing Teachers Can Do to Protect Students

Katie Moylan and David Schepard

August 20, 2021

Illustration of an apple covered in "I got my COVID-19 vaccine" stickers

Ideas

The Internal Contradictions of Republicans’ COVID-19 Politics

David A. Graham

August 19, 2021

A black and white photo of Greg Abbott taking a mask off.

Ideas

History Won’t Help Us Now

Howard Markel

August 19, 2021

A photo collage of images from the 1918 influenza pandemic

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: 3 Signs the Vaccines Are Doing Their Job

Katherine J. Wu

August 18, 2021

Health

Delta Has Changed the Pandemic Risk Calculus

Amanda Mull

August 18, 2021

A "COVID risk" chart with photos of items representing various activities—a baseball, a beer, etc.

Sections

The Print Edition

The Downsides of Masking Young Students Are Real

The Atlantic Daily: COVID-19 Long-Haulers Want More

Long-Haulers Are Fighting for Their Future

Americans Are Suing to Protect Their Freedom From Infection

I’m a Black Doctor. My Mom Still Won’t Get Vaccinated.

How Shrek Is Connecting People During the Pandemic

The Wrong Way to Test Yourself for the Coronavirus

I’m Waiting for Hurricane Ida With COVID-19

Vaccine Refusers Don’t Get to Dictate Terms Anymore

The Pandemic Broke a Fundamental Principle of Teaching

Child-Care Workers Might Not Come Back

Americans Are Losing Sight of the Pandemic Endgame

The Pandemic Is Making Dads Reevaluate Their Work-Life Balance

Get Police Vaccinated

The Vaccine-Booster Mistake

The Atlantic Daily: Our Relationship to the Coronavirus Will Have to Change

‘We Were Going and I Am Not at All Sorry’

It’s the Pandemic, Stupid

Not Everyone Can Afford to ‘Learn to Live With’ COVID-19

The Way Forward for Movie Theaters Is Clear

The Coronavirus Could Get Worse

Why Parents Kept Their Kids Home From School

The Atlantic Daily: Delta and the School Year Have Converged in the Worst Possible Way

The FDA Really Did Have to Take This Long

The Death Toll of Delay

This School Year Is Going to Be a Mess—Again

Parents Are Not Okay

All These Simultaneous Disasters Are Messing With Our Brains

The Noisy Minority

How Asia Became a Delta Hot Spot

Why America’s Largest Teachers’ Union Refuses to Support Vaccine Mandates

The 1 Thing Teachers Can Do to Protect Students

The Internal Contradictions of Republicans’ COVID-19 Politics

History Won’t Help Us Now

The Atlantic Daily: 3 Signs the Vaccines Are Doing Their Job

Delta Has Changed the Pandemic Risk Calculus