Epidemics and Pandemics

November 18, 2021

Health

The Pandemic’s Next Turn Hinges on Three Unknowns

Sarah Zhang

November 18, 2021

Illustration of a snow globe shaped like a coroanvirus

Ideas

You Should Get a Booster Now

Ashish K. Jha

November 18, 2021

Politics

Rural America’s False Sense of Security

Olga Khazan

November 18, 2021

Health

The Double-Whammy COVID-Flu

Roxanne Khamsi

November 17, 2021

A woman in silhouette, filled with glowing points of light

Ideas

The Upside of COVID Hygiene Theater

Colin Dickey

November 16, 2021

A black-and-white photo of a masked woman using a no-contact thermometer to measure another masked woman's body temperature

Health

Why Health-Care Workers Are Quitting in Droves

Ed Yong

November 16, 2021

Health

The Grim Return of Outdoor Winter Dining

Saahil Desai

November 15, 2021

A table with chairs set inside a plastic igloo

Family

The Most Awkward Part of Living With Your Parents as an Adult

Ginny Hogan

November 15, 2021

A statue of cupid on top of a basket of laundry

Health

The Year America’s Hair Fell Out

Amanda Mull

November 12, 2021

Newsletters

Adventures on Little Plague Island

Molly Jong-Fast

November 10, 2021

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: The Pandemic Holiday Rules Have Changed

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 10, 2021

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Here’s What We Know About Breakthrough Infections

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 9, 2021

Health

Getting Back to Normal Is Only Possible Until You Test Positive

Alexis C. Madrigal

November 9, 2021

Science

How Easily Can Vaccinated People Spread COVID?

Yasmin Tayag

November 8, 2021

Health

Parents Still Have a Thanksgiving Problem

Katherine J. Wu

November 8, 2021

a turkey with vaccine syringes as tail feathers

Health

COVID-Vaccine Mandates for Kids Are Coming

Rachel Gutman-Wei

November 5, 2021

A kid's shoulder, with a Band-Aid, after a shot

Ideas

America Needs a New Scientific Revolution

Derek Thompson

November 5, 2021

Illustration of a beaker with American revolutionaries inside

The Atlantic Daily

The Atlantic Daily: Still Stuck in the Pandemic Blues? You’re Not Alone.

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 4, 2021

Ideas

It’s Time to Contemplate the End of the Crisis

Monica Gandhi

November 3, 2021

Young girl running through a field of white flags

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: What Comes After Kid Vaccines?

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 2, 2021

The Atlantic "A" on an envelopeAnd other pandemic plot lines

Health

The Pandemic Is Still Making Us Feel Terrible

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 2, 2021

Art of a woman holding her head in her hands, inside a virus-shaped frame

Newsletters

Welcome To Galaxy Brain 2.0!

Charlie Warzel

November 1, 2021

Health

The Myth of Root Canals

Amanda Mull

November 1, 2021

Health

America Has Lost the Plot on COVID

Sarah Zhang

November 1, 2021

A fuzzy image of a surgical mask in gray scale

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: What Comes Next for Kid Vaccines

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

October 27, 2021

Bridgette Melo, 5, holds the hand of her father, Jim Melo, during her inoculation of one of two reduced 10 ug doses of the Pfizer BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine during a trial at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina September 28, 2021 in a still image from video. Video taken September 28, 2021.

Health

Five Big Questions About COVID Vaccines for Kids

Katherine J. Wu

October 27, 2021

children in masks gathered at a New York elementary school

Ideas

My Church Doesn’t Know What to Do Anymore

Elizabeth Felicetti

October 27, 2021

A black-and-white photo of the interior of an Episcopalian church. In the center of the image, a priest is backlit by sunlight coming through a stained glass window.

Ideas

Four Measures That Are Helping Germany Beat COVID

Yascha Mounk

October 26, 2021

Family

A High-Risk Group With a Tragically Low Vaccination Rate

Kate Cray

October 22, 2021

Ideas

The Booster-Shot Debate Was a Debacle

Yasmin Tayag

October 22, 2021

An animation of a needle entering a vaccine container

Ideas

‘Self-Care’ Isn’t the Fix for Late-Pandemic Malaise

Jamil Zaki

October 21, 2021

Jamel Dobbins, 31, preps and hands out free food at Hillside Elementary School, in Montclair, New Jersey.

Ideas

Sometimes Altruism Needs to Be Enforced

Nicholas A. Christakis

October 20, 2021

Illustration of a fist with ancient art inside

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: A Future Without the Flu?

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

October 19, 2021

Health

The Self-Help That No One Needs Right Now

Eleanor Cummins

October 18, 2021

An image of a book with an arm coming out of it

Ideas

‘Maybe the Coronavirus Was Lower-Hanging Fruit’

Derek Thompson

October 18, 2021

Illustration of a vaccine needle shaped into a cancer ribbon.

Sections

The Print Edition

The Atlantic Daily: Three Unknowns Will Define This Pandemic Winter

The Pandemic’s Next Turn Hinges on Three Unknowns

You Should Get a Booster Now

Rural America’s False Sense of Security

The Double-Whammy COVID-Flu

The Upside of COVID Hygiene Theater

Why Health-Care Workers Are Quitting in Droves

The Grim Return of Outdoor Winter Dining

The Most Awkward Part of Living With Your Parents as an Adult

The Year America’s Hair Fell Out

Adventures on Little Plague Island

The Atlantic Daily: The Pandemic Holiday Rules Have Changed

The Atlantic Daily: Here’s What We Know About Breakthrough Infections

Getting Back to Normal Is Only Possible Until You Test Positive

How Easily Can Vaccinated People Spread COVID?

Parents Still Have a Thanksgiving Problem

COVID-Vaccine Mandates for Kids Are Coming

America Needs a New Scientific Revolution

The Atlantic Daily: Still Stuck in the Pandemic Blues? You’re Not Alone.

It’s Time to Contemplate the End of the Crisis

The Atlantic Daily: What Comes After Kid Vaccines?

The Pandemic Is Still Making Us Feel Terrible

Welcome To Galaxy Brain 2.0!

The Myth of Root Canals

America Has Lost the Plot on COVID

The Atlantic Daily: What Comes Next for Kid Vaccines

Five Big Questions About COVID Vaccines for Kids

My Church Doesn’t Know What to Do Anymore

Four Measures That Are Helping Germany Beat COVID

A High-Risk Group With a Tragically Low Vaccination Rate

The Booster-Shot Debate Was a Debacle

‘Self-Care’ Isn’t the Fix for Late-Pandemic Malaise

Sometimes Altruism Needs to Be Enforced

The Atlantic Daily: A Future Without the Flu?

The Self-Help That No One Needs Right Now

‘Maybe the Coronavirus Was Lower-Hanging Fruit’