Epidemics and Pandemics

February 25, 2021

A black-and-white photograph of adults sitting around a restaurant table. Each person has either a red or green dot covering their face.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: 14 Fixes for Pandemic Monotony

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

February 24, 2021

Global

Where Are the Iconic COVID-19 Images?

Helen Lewis

February 24, 2021

Discarded masks mixed into dirt and leaves on the floor.

Science

Coronavirus Reinfection Will Soon Become Our Reality

Katherine J. Wu

February 24, 2021

a lung overlaid with silhouettes of the coronavirus

Health

A Simple Rule of Thumb for Knowing When the Pandemic Is Over

Alexis C. Madrigal

February 23, 2021

A timer or sundial in the shape of a coronavirus

Family

The Most Likely Timeline for Life to Return to Normal

Joe Pinsker

February 22, 2021

A birthday party in a park on a sunny day, with people relaxing in the background an urban skyline in the distance

Health

We’re Just Rediscovering a 19th-Century Pandemic Strategy

Sarah Zhang

February 22, 2021

Three men sit in outdoor hospital beds with Westminster Palace in the background.

Politics

The One Area Where the U.S. COVID-19 Strategy Seems to Be Working

Olga Khazan

February 22, 2021

Four people sit filling vials with vaccine using syringes.

Health

A Sign of Just How Terrible the Winter’s Surge Was

Whet Moser

February 21, 2021

Workers take down an overflow patient care tent

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Summer for Americans Could Feel ‘Normal’

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

February 19, 2021

Social Distance

Podcast: ‘A Disaster for Feminism’

February 19, 2021

Health

A Quite Possibly Wonderful Summer

James Hamblin

February 19, 2021

A person sits upside down on an amusement park ride, high in the air.

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: The Real Scandal of Ted Cruz’s Vacation

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

February 18, 2021

Health

The Good News of COVID-19 Is Sticking, for Now

The COVID Tracking Project

February 18, 2021

Global

The Populists Who Got COVID-19 Are a Warning for Democracy

Christian Paz

February 18, 2021

Thee photographs of the Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, and former U.S. president Donald Trump

Science

Delay a Shot? Skip One? Vaccine-Dosing Messaging Is a Nightmare.

Katherine J. Wu

February 18, 2021

A vaccine syringe filled with a three-week dosing interval

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: 4 Reasons the Pandemic Is Slowing Down

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

February 17, 2021

Family

Why Did We Ever Send Sick Kids to School?

Sarah Hosseini

February 17, 2021

A closeup of the coronavirus with a leaf sticking out the top, like an apple

Ideas

COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping Fast. Why?

Derek Thompson

February 17, 2021

Ideas

Is It Safe to Go Back to the Movie Theater?

Sonny Bunch

February 15, 2021

Social Distance

Podcast: A Forever Pandemic

February 13, 2021

Ideas

COVID-19 Took My Sense of Smell Nearly a Year Ago

Michel Paradis

February 13, 2021

An illustration of a nose with a line over it.

Ideas

3 Million Vaccine Shots a Day

Derek Thompson

February 13, 2021

An arena being used as a drive-through vaccination site

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: The Pandemic Can Still End Without Herd Immunity

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

February 12, 2021

Health

The Pandemic’s Deadly Winter Surge Is Rapidly Easing

The COVID Tracking Project

February 11, 2021

Books

An Emotional Framework for Understanding the End of the Pandemic

Lily Meyer

February 10, 2021

Images depicting a wide range of emotions

Science

Leave Your Antibodies Alone

Katherine J. Wu

February 10, 2021

a row of six antibody tests showing different results

Global

The Unlikeliest Pandemic Success Story

Madeline Drexler

February 10, 2021

General view of the deserted Norzin Lam road, the main artery of Bhutan's capital, during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Thimphu on August 13, 2020

Family

Welcome to the Post-pandemic Dream Home

Joe Pinsker

February 9, 2021

An illustration of a house with a workspace, an outdoor area, and a home gym

Health

What If We Never Reach Herd Immunity?

Sarah Zhang

February 9, 2021

A broken vaccine applicator is caught in a horizontal test tube while people walk around it on tightropes

Health

A Single Day With Fewer Than 100,000 Cases of COVID-19

Whet Moser

February 8, 2021

A woman in goggles with uncapped saliva samples

Ideas

Is America’s Educational System Becoming More Pluralistic?

Reihan Salam

February 8, 2021

Ideas

Hygiene Theater Is Still a Huge Waste of Time

Derek Thompson

February 8, 2021

Workers in Istanbul disinfect a mosque to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Culture

SNL Is Breaking With Its Old Patterns

Shirley Li

February 7, 2021

Dan Levy holds up a childhood photo in an 'SNL' sketch.

Politics

Iowans Were Scared Into Taking the Virus Seriously

Elaine Godfrey

February 6, 2021

The Ben Franklin store sits empty in Winterset, Iowa.

Technology

Cottagecore Was Just the Beginning

Kaitlyn Tiffany

February 5, 2021

A collage of a city made up of different aesthetics and their names: cottagecore, kidcore, honeycore, weirdcore, bloomcore, academia, and scene

Sections

The Print Edition

You Got the Vaccine! What Can You Do Now?

The Atlantic Daily: 14 Fixes for Pandemic Monotony

Where Are the Iconic COVID-19 Images?

Coronavirus Reinfection Will Soon Become Our Reality

A Simple Rule of Thumb for Knowing When the Pandemic Is Over

The Most Likely Timeline for Life to Return to Normal

We’re Just Rediscovering a 19th-Century Pandemic Strategy

The One Area Where the U.S. COVID-19 Strategy Seems to Be Working

A Sign of Just How Terrible the Winter’s Surge Was

The Atlantic Daily: Summer for Americans Could Feel ‘Normal’

Podcast: ‘A Disaster for Feminism’

A Quite Possibly Wonderful Summer

The Atlantic Daily: The Real Scandal of Ted Cruz’s Vacation

The Good News of COVID-19 Is Sticking, for Now

The Populists Who Got COVID-19 Are a Warning for Democracy

Delay a Shot? Skip One? Vaccine-Dosing Messaging Is a Nightmare.

The Atlantic Daily: 4 Reasons the Pandemic Is Slowing Down

Why Did We Ever Send Sick Kids to School?

COVID-19 Cases Are Dropping Fast. Why?

Is It Safe to Go Back to the Movie Theater?

Podcast: A Forever Pandemic

COVID-19 Took My Sense of Smell Nearly a Year Ago

3 Million Vaccine Shots a Day

The Atlantic Daily: The Pandemic Can Still End Without Herd Immunity

The Pandemic’s Deadly Winter Surge Is Rapidly Easing

An Emotional Framework for Understanding the End of the Pandemic

Leave Your Antibodies Alone

The Unlikeliest Pandemic Success Story

Welcome to the Post-pandemic Dream Home

What If We Never Reach Herd Immunity?

A Single Day With Fewer Than 100,000 Cases of COVID-19

Is America’s Educational System Becoming More Pluralistic?

Hygiene Theater Is Still a Huge Waste of Time

SNL Is Breaking With Its Old Patterns

Iowans Were Scared Into Taking the Virus Seriously

Cottagecore Was Just the Beginning