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COVID-19

April 21, 2022

Health

‘It’s Just Scaring People, and It’s Not Saving Lives’

Benjamin Mazer

April 19, 2022

A photo of someone in a mask, looking out a window

Global

China’s Costly Exceptionalism

Michael Schuman

April 18, 2022

Medical workers put on protective suits.

Health

Have We Already Ruined Our Next COVID Summer?

Katherine J. Wu

April 15, 2022

a person with a dog in Washington Square Park in May of 2021

Health

Two Long Years

Lora Strum

April 14, 2022

Science

Why Can’t We Just Call BA.2 Omicron?

Sarah Zhang

April 14, 2022

A coronavirus made of a jumble of green letters, with other letters scattered throughout the frame

Health

The Final Pandemic Betrayal

Ed Yong

April 13, 2022

Family

These Dreadful Days

Molly Jong-Fast

April 12, 2022

A painting of a swooning woman being caught by a group of people

Health

America Created Its Own Booster Problems

Katherine J. Wu

April 12, 2022

an archery target surrounded by syringes stuck in the ground

Ideas

Grief, Everywhere

Marisa Renee Lee

April 12, 2022

Health

Is It Time to Start Masking Again?

Yasmin Tayag

April 8, 2022

Ideas

Some Threats Just Keep Coming in Waves

Juliette Kayyem

April 8, 2022

A person wearing a mask walking in the airport

Politics

A Push for Normalcy Tests the Gerontocracy

Russell Berman

April 7, 2022

President Biden surrounded by lawmakers while signing legislation

Health

America’s Pandemic Orphans Are Slipping Through the Cracks

Tim Requarth

April 6, 2022

A young girl holding a large teddy bear stares out the window.

Health

America Is Staring Down Its First So What? Wave

Katherine J. Wu

April 5, 2022

a shruggie balancing a coronavirus particle on each hand

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: How Many COVID Shots Will be ‘Enough’?

Katherine J. Wu

March 31, 2022

Health

Seriously, Why Not Get a Fourth Shot?

Rachel Gutman-Wei

March 31, 2022

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: America’s Watch-and-Wait COVID Strategy Is Getting Its First Test

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

March 23, 2022

Health

America Is About to Test How Long ‘Normal’ Can Hold

Katherine J. Wu

March 23, 2022

A line at a COVID-testing site during the December 2021 Omicron wave in the United States

Health

Get Ready for a Wave of Missed Infections

Benjamin Mazer

March 23, 2022

Pattern made up of COVID rapid-test strips

Ideas

Americans Want to Return to Normal. But Also They Don’t.

Natalie Jackson

March 23, 2022

A spectrum of coronaviruses with sad and happy faces on them.

Politics

Republicans Think They Can Win the COVID Funding Fight

Elaine Godfrey

March 19, 2022

Health

America’s Flu-Shot Problem Is Also Its Next COVID-Shot Problem

Katherine J. Wu

March 18, 2022

A crowd of people sitting and standing on a curb

Health

America Is Zooming Through the Pandemic Panic-Neglect Cycle

Ed Yong

March 17, 2022

A diptych with a crowd on the left and rows of parked cars on the right

Ideas

How COVID Hawks Could Save More Lives

Conor Friedersdorf

March 17, 2022

Black-and-white photo of a woman wearing a mask in a public space

Global

What Happened to Hong Kong?

Timothy McLaughlin

March 17, 2022

Patients sleep at a makeshift COVID-19 treatment area outside a hospital.

Science

A New Strategy for Staying One Step Ahead of the Virus

Katherine J. Wu

March 16, 2022

a fuel gauge set against a background of illustrated antibodies

Health

How to Time Your Second Booster

Rachel Gutman-Wei

March 15, 2022

Black-and-white photo of a woman receiving a COVID-19 vaccine

Ideas

The Real Hot Vax Summer Is Coming

Christian Paz

March 13, 2022

Health

The Pandemic After the Pandemic

Katherine J. Wu

March 11, 2022

Family

Our Brains Want the Story of the Pandemic to Be Something It Isn’t

Joe Pinsker

March 10, 2022

An illustration of a dotted line looping around a woman's head, with "A" at one end and "B" at the other

Science

The Coronavirus’s Next Move

Katherine J. Wu

March 9, 2022

three coronavirus particles in different colors

Ideas

Masking Policy Is Incredibly Irrational Right Now

Emily Oster

March 9, 2022

A photo-illustration of a rocking horse wearing a KN95 mask

Health

My Pandemic Baby Has Made This So Much Easier

Sarah Laskow

March 8, 2022

Photo of a child's hand reaching for a surgical mask

Health

How Did This Many Deaths Become Normal?

Ed Yong

March 8, 2022

Family

Proposing a New School Calendar for the Age of COVID

Elizabeth G. Dunn

March 8, 2022

A little boy wearing a mask stares into glowing Christmas lights against a black background.

Sections

The Print Edition

The Uncanny Feeling of Mid-flight Unmasking Videos

‘It’s Just Scaring People, and It’s Not Saving Lives’

China’s Costly Exceptionalism

Have We Already Ruined Our Next COVID Summer?

Two Long Years

Why Can’t We Just Call BA.2 Omicron?

The Final Pandemic Betrayal

These Dreadful Days

America Created Its Own Booster Problems

Grief, Everywhere

Is It Time to Start Masking Again?

Some Threats Just Keep Coming in Waves

A Push for Normalcy Tests the Gerontocracy

America’s Pandemic Orphans Are Slipping Through the Cracks

America Is Staring Down Its First So What? Wave

The Atlantic Daily: How Many COVID Shots Will be ‘Enough’?

Seriously, Why Not Get a Fourth Shot?

The Atlantic Daily: America’s Watch-and-Wait COVID Strategy Is Getting Its First Test

America Is About to Test How Long ‘Normal’ Can Hold

Get Ready for a Wave of Missed Infections

Americans Want to Return to Normal. But Also They Don’t.

Republicans Think They Can Win the COVID Funding Fight

America’s Flu-Shot Problem Is Also Its Next COVID-Shot Problem

America Is Zooming Through the Pandemic Panic-Neglect Cycle

How COVID Hawks Could Save More Lives

What Happened to Hong Kong?

A New Strategy for Staying One Step Ahead of the Virus

How to Time Your Second Booster

The Real Hot Vax Summer Is Coming

The Pandemic After the Pandemic

Our Brains Want the Story of the Pandemic to Be Something It Isn’t

The Coronavirus’s Next Move

Masking Policy Is Incredibly Irrational Right Now

My Pandemic Baby Has Made This So Much Easier

How Did This Many Deaths Become Normal?

Proposing a New School Calendar for the Age of COVID