Epidemics and Pandemics

January 18, 2021

A cross made of white number in columns fades away against a red background

Health

A Troubling New Pattern Among the Coronavirus Variants

Sarah Zhang

January 18, 2021

A 5 x 3 grid of coronaviruses, three are red and rest green.

Health

‘What If You Just Don’t Tell Anyone?’

Saahil Desai

January 17, 2021

Culture

The Early-Pandemic Heist Thriller That No One Asked For

David Sims

January 16, 2021

Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor wearing masks in the movie 'Locked Down'

Social Distance

Listen: Coronavirus Mutations

January 15, 2021

Health

The Coronavirus Is Evolving Before Our Eyes

James Hamblin

January 15, 2021

Health

The Worst Week for Deaths Since the Pandemic Began

The COVID Tracking Project

January 14, 2021

A family in masks, standing in a graveyard

Health

We Don’t Know How Many People Have Recovered From COVID-19

Amanda French and Quang P. Nguyen

January 14, 2021

A masked man in a green gown sits up in a hospital bed, wearing medical cuff around his upper arm

Culture

Go Ahead, Share Your Vaccine Selfie

Brit Trogen

January 14, 2021

A boy receives a vaccine as another looks on

Health

Yes, the Pandemic Is Ruining Your Body

Amanda Mull

January 14, 2021

painting of women bending in awkward positons.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: America’s Bungled Coronavirus Response

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 13, 2021

Health

Random People Are Lining Up to Get Vaccinated in D.C. Grocery Stores

Jacob Stern

January 13, 2021

An enlarged COVID-19 vaccine vial in a shopping cart

Health

The Black Hole in America’s COVID-19 Data

Whet Moser

January 13, 2021

an illustration of coronavirus tests in the shape of a question mark.

Press Room

The Atlantic Hires Katherine Wu as Staff Writer

January 13, 2021

Ideas

We Need to Know Who Is Getting Vaccinated

Erin Kissane and Alice Goldfarb

January 13, 2021

An illustration of a vaccine vial and a crowd of people.

Coronavirus: COVID-19

Why Aren’t We Wearing Better Masks?

Zeynep Tufekci and Jeremy Howard

January 13, 2021

Global

Will Someone Take Charge?

Tom McTague

January 13, 2021

A child's hand is placed upon an adult's

Science

22 Orphans Gave Up Everything to Distribute the World’s First Vaccine

Sam Kean

January 12, 2021

Edward Jenner performing his first smallpox vaccination on a child in 1796.

Politics

How a Well-Meaning Health Policy Created California’s Coronavirus Nightmare

Olga Khazan

January 12, 2021

A patient rests in a corridor, waiting for a room at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in California on January 3, 2021.

Ideas

The Utter Familiarity of Even the Strangest Vaccine Conspiracy Theories

Jon D. Lee

January 11, 2021

Social Distance

Listen: How Badly Is Vaccination Going?

January 8, 2021

Health

The Next Phase of Vaccination Will Be Even Harder

Sarah Zhang

January 7, 2021

A circular maze with the Earth in the center, all superimposed on the outline of a syringe

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: What the Mob Said About America

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 7, 2021

Health

The Most Reliable Pandemic Number Keeps Getting Worse

The COVID Tracking Project

January 7, 2021

image of a COVID-19 patient in a hospital

Ideas

My January 6 Nightmare

Conor Friedersdorf

January 6, 2021

A woman wearing a Make America Great Again hat and a mask with a hole.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: The Last Days of Trump

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

January 5, 2021

Family

4 Numbers That Make the Pandemic’s Massive Death Toll Sink In

Joe Pinsker

January 5, 2021

Global

Britain Failed. Again.

Tom McTague

January 5, 2021

A man walks in front of Manchester Town Hall in the deserted center of Manchester after Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a lockdown on England.

Ideas

Growing Old, Alone

Annie Lowrey

January 2, 2021

Health

The Pandemic Metric to Trust Right Now

The COVID Tracking Project

December 31, 2020

Medical staff member Marvin Alexander (L) gives a physical exercise to a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) on Christmas Eve at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 24, 2020 in Houston, Texas. According to reports, Texas has reached over 1,650,000 cases, including over 26,600 deaths.

Science

The Mutated Virus Is a Ticking Time Bomb

Zeynep Tufekci

December 31, 2020

Medics assess a woman for Covid-19 symptoms before taking her to a hospital

Health

America Has Not Fixed Its Deadliest Pandemic Errors

Robinson Meyer and Alexis C. Madrigal

December 31, 2020

A woman in a surgical mask with blue and red blocks of color behind her—one is a graph, another an America flag

Ideas

What the Pandemic Has Done for Dating

Sara Konrath

December 31, 2020

Health

The Winter Surge Is Fracturing

Whet Moser

December 30, 2020

A doctor holds a patient's hand in the Covid-19 alternative care site, built into a parking garage, at Renown Regional Medical Center, December 16, 2020 in Reno, Nevada.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Pandemic Year Two

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

December 29, 2020

Health

Where Year Two of the Pandemic Will Take Us

Ed Yong

December 29, 2020

A road meanders through a field of syringes, which look like trees, toward a giant virus, which looks like a setting sun.

Sections

The Print Edition

America’s Most Reliable Pandemic Data Are Now at Risk

A Troubling New Pattern Among the Coronavirus Variants

‘What If You Just Don’t Tell Anyone?’

The Early-Pandemic Heist Thriller That No One Asked For

Listen: Coronavirus Mutations

The Coronavirus Is Evolving Before Our Eyes

The Worst Week for Deaths Since the Pandemic Began

We Don’t Know How Many People Have Recovered From COVID-19

Go Ahead, Share Your Vaccine Selfie

Yes, the Pandemic Is Ruining Your Body

The Atlantic Daily: America’s Bungled Coronavirus Response

Random People Are Lining Up to Get Vaccinated in D.C. Grocery Stores

The Black Hole in America’s COVID-19 Data

The Atlantic Hires Katherine Wu as Staff Writer

We Need to Know Who Is Getting Vaccinated

Why Aren’t We Wearing Better Masks?

Will Someone Take Charge?

22 Orphans Gave Up Everything to Distribute the World’s First Vaccine

How a Well-Meaning Health Policy Created California’s Coronavirus Nightmare

The Utter Familiarity of Even the Strangest Vaccine Conspiracy Theories

Listen: How Badly Is Vaccination Going?

The Next Phase of Vaccination Will Be Even Harder

The Atlantic Daily: What the Mob Said About America

The Most Reliable Pandemic Number Keeps Getting Worse

My January 6 Nightmare

The Atlantic Daily: The Last Days of Trump

4 Numbers That Make the Pandemic’s Massive Death Toll Sink In

Britain Failed. Again.

Growing Old, Alone

The Pandemic Metric to Trust Right Now

The Mutated Virus Is a Ticking Time Bomb

America Has Not Fixed Its Deadliest Pandemic Errors

What the Pandemic Has Done for Dating

The Winter Surge Is Fracturing

The Atlantic Daily: Pandemic Year Two

Where Year Two of the Pandemic Will Take Us