Epidemics and Pandemics - The Atlantic

Epidemics and Pandemics

A Comforting Apocalyptic Story to Ring In the New Year

January 4, 2022

Himesh Patel and Matilda Lawyer in Station 11

How Hobbies Infiltrated American Life

January 4, 2022

Illustration of a man wearing overalls using a watering can to water plants whose flowers look like gears

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

Resolutions Are Not the Vibe for 2022

January 3, 2022

A pile of sticky notes with resolutions on them, including "Take walks" and "Join a club," with a purple note on top that says "Stop"

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

The NBA and NFL Surrendered to Their Vaccine Refusers

December 31, 2021

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 Pushing America Into Soft Lockdown

December 26, 2021

A sign that says SORRY WE'RE CLOSED, with coronavirus-shaped holes in it

Some Reasons to Be Hopeful

Molly Jong-Fast

December 23, 2021

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.

We’re About to Lose Track of the Pandemic

December 23, 2021

COVID testing line

Don’t Alienate the Willing

December 22, 2021

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.

The Atlantic Daily: A Very Omicron Holiday

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

December 21, 2021

Red 'A' on an envelope

Fauci on What COVID Could Look Like One Year From Now

December 21, 2021

Omicron Will Overwhelm America’s Emergency Rooms

December 21, 2021

A doctor wearing personal protective equipment

The COVID Externalities Have Changed

December 21, 2021

Illustration of coronavirus molecules and cancel signs

Sports Leagues Are Showing Us Just How Bad Omicron Could Get

December 20, 2021

Football helmets and coronavirus particles

The Atlantic Daily: What Rapid Tests Miss

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

December 20, 2021

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

There’s No Way Americans Will Cancel Their Travel Plans

December 20, 2021

A man with a face mask stands in line at a crowded airport.

How Long Does Omicron Take to Make You Sick?

Katherine J. Wu

December 20, 2021

Coronavirus particles with swabs protruding out

Don’t Panic About Omicron. But Don’t Be Indifferent, Either.

December 19, 2021

A health-care worker prepares a COVID-19 swab test.

The Most Memorable Advice of 2021

December 19, 2021

Black and white photo of two women gossiping across a fence

We Know Enough About Omicron to Know That We’re in Trouble

December 17, 2021

Photo of people waiting in line at a COVID-19 testing site in Times Square, New York

Late Stage Covid

December 17, 2021

surgical mask with greenery

‘No, Like, Everyone Has COVID Right Now’

Kaitlyn Tiffany

December 17, 2021

New York City's Empire State Building, with a coronavirus-shaped sun behind it

Fully Vaccinated Is About to Mean Something Else

Katherine J. Wu

December 17, 2021

a vaccine syringe

The Death Toll Says It All

Céline Gounder

December 16, 2021

A woman mourns over a casket at a funeral of a victim of COVID-19.

The CDC’s Flawed Case for Wearing Masks in School

December 16, 2021

Collage of photos of schools, and CDC director Rochelle Walensky

Coronavirus: COVID-19

America Is Not Ready for Omicron

December 16, 2021

Two photos, one of a masked crowd, the other of a nurse wiping away tears

Don’t Be Surprised When You Get Omicron

December 15, 2021

An image of a circle with viral particles.

A Guide to Mixed-Vaccination-Status Holidays

Lora Strum and Rachel Gutman-Wei

December 15, 2021

A black-and-white photo of a family sitting down for a holiday dinner, overlaid with red coronavirus particles

America In Person

The People Using Role-Play to Prepare for the Future

December 15, 2021

Two people stand on stage acting with script text superimposed over the scene.

I’m Starting to Give Up on Post-pandemic Life

December 14, 2021

A raincloud over a Christmas tree

Where I Live, No One Cares About COVID

Matthew Walther

December 13, 2021

Signs requiring face masks and COVID-19 protocols on a restaurant window in Plymouth, Michigan