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Jay Bhattacharya Might Get His COVID Capstone

Katherine J. Wu

March 5, 2026

Jay Bhattacharya

The Vaccine Guardrails Are Gone

December 5, 2025

Robert Malone speaks at the December 4 meeting of the CDC's advisory committee on immunization practices.

Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?

Michael Scherer

January 2026 Issue

RFK Jr.’s Cheer Squad Is Getting Restless

November 15, 2025

You’re Fired. Just Kidding!

October 13, 2025

Pediatricians Can’t Bear These Costs

Katherine J. Wu

October 3, 2025

a pediatricians office

Kennedy’s Handpicked Vaccine Committee Is a Mess

Tom Bartlett and Katherine J. Wu

September 18, 2025

RFK Jr. expounds into a microphone while seated, against a backdrop of wood paneling and golden curtains

How RFK Jr. Could Eliminate Vaccines Without Banning Them

Katherine J. Wu

September 18, 2025

the american flag lowers down the needle of a vaccine

Who to Trust If You Can’t Trust the CDC

September 17, 2025

Black-and-white photograph of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with his hands spread

Moms Are Losing Options to Protect Newborns From COVID

September 16, 2025

Photo collage of a pregnant belly, three syringes, and a vial of clear liquid.

A Massive Vaccine Experiment

Katherine J. Wu

September 5, 2025

A Different RFK Jr. Just Appeared Before Congress

Nicholas Florko

September 4, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at a Senate hearing on September 4, 2025.

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children

Alexandra Petri

September 4, 2025

An illustration of a vaccine shot

‘It Feels Like the CDC Is Over’

August 28, 2025

Scientists Are Caught in a Political Trap

Katherine J. Wu

August 23, 2025

A microscope sits inside a teethed trap ready to spring

The Atlantic Daily

A MAHA Progress Report

August 21, 2025

RFK Jr. poses holding an ice cream cone

Why RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Campaign Is Working

Katherine J. Wu

August 13, 2025

Black-and-white photo taken in a seated crowd at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing, where a woman wears a "Make America Healthy Again" T-shirt.

So Much for the ‘Best Health-Care System in the World’

August 8, 2025

Illustration of a tombstone with a symbol of medicine on it

The Man Who Was Too MAHA for the Trump Administration

July 31, 2025

Illustration with a photo of Vinay Prasad cut it half

The Obvious Reason the U.S. Should Not Vaccinate Like Denmark

Katherine J. Wu

July 24, 2025

Collage of children getting vaccinated

America’s New Anti-Vaccine Foreign Policy

June 28, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s head inside of a globe

The Most Extreme Voice on RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Committee

June 13, 2025

blue-toned photograph of Robert Malone

RFK Jr. Is Barely Even Pretending Anymore

Katherine J. Wu

June 12, 2025

A shot tied into a knot

COVID Shots for Kids Are Over

Katherine J. Wu

May 21, 2025

A child in a mask getting a shot

The Power of a Good Suit

June 2025 Issue

An overhead photograph of the The Atlantic magazine opened to a spread of the March 2025 article by David Frum.

‘It’s All Cronyism Going Forward’

Katherine J. Wu

May 6, 2025

What RFK Jr. Told Grieving Texas Families About the Measles Vaccine

April 10, 2025

Buildings in Seminole, Texas

Why the COVID Deniers Won

March 2025 Issue

image of a US flag with stars and stripes shattering, the cracks emanating from a coronavirus-shaped hole in the center

Trump Has Created Health-Care Chaos

Kristen V. Brown

January 31, 2025

A white king chess piece toppled onto a blue surface. An upside-down caduceus is printed on the bottom of the chess piece.

The Animal Story That RFK Jr. Should Know

January 23, 2025

Photo-illustration with a statue of the dog Balto and RFK Jr.

The New Rasputins

February 2025 Issue

illustration of white globe with longitude/latitude grid as a crystal ball with red glow and white stars on black background

Revenge of the COVID Contrarians

November 25, 2024

RFK Jr's face behind stripes of translucent red circles

We’re About to Find Out How Much Americans Like Vaccines

November 20, 2024

A vaccine syringe swings back and forth between red and blue.

Here’s How We Know RFK Jr. Is Wrong About Vaccines

November 19, 2024

two hands frame a syringe in a burst of yellow light

The Trump-Whim Economy Is Here

James Surowiecki

November 10, 2024

An illustration featuring Trump's face divided between up and down arrows to suggest stock-market price changes

Why Didn’t Facing a Common Enemy Bring Us Together?

Francis S. Collins

September 15, 2024

A virus with a red person and a blue person running from it in opposite directions