Epidemics and Pandemics

October 24, 2022

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Health

The Bivalent Shot Might Lay You Out

Katherine J. Wu

October 21, 2022

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Health

What Europe’s COVID Wave Means for the U.S.

Sarah Zhang

October 20, 2022

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Health

It’s Gotten Awkward to Wear a Mask

Katherine J. Wu

October 19, 2022

Photograph of a masked woman carrying an infant, in front of a case where no one is masked

Health

The COVID Data That Are Actually Useful Now

Betsy Ladyzhets

October 17, 2022

A worker in personal protective equipment swabs a person's nose for a COVID test.

Ideas

The Very Real Lessons America Has Learned From COVID

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

October 17, 2022

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Science

The Masks We’ll Wear in the Next Pandemic

Jacob Stern

October 13, 2022

Health

Medium COVID Could Be the Most Dangerous COVID

Benjamin Mazer

October 11, 2022

Self-portrait of a photographer with COVID-19 wearing two face masks

Science

A UV Lamp That’s Bad for COVID but Not for You

Chris Baraniuk

October 9, 2022

Ideas

What Doctors Still Don’t Understand About Long COVID

Adam Gaffney

October 5, 2022

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Health

Warning Signs About the First Post-pandemic Winter

Katherine J. Wu

October 5, 2022

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Health

The Pandemic’s Legacy Is Already Clear

Ed Yong

September 30, 2022

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Health

Effective Altruism’s Philosopher King Just Wants to Be Practical

Jacob Stern

September 29, 2022

Culture

The Only Two Seasons That Matter Now

Wendy Syfret

September 27, 2022

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Books

The Pandemic Novel That’s Frozen in Time

Lily Meyer

September 27, 2022

Health

When’s the Perfect Time to Get a Flu Shot?

Katherine J. Wu

September 26, 2022

A gif of dates for flu shots, marked on a calendar showing September, October, and November

Health

Long COVID Has Forced a Reckoning for One of Medicine’s Most Neglected Diseases

Ed Yong

September 26, 2022

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Health

The Glory of Feeling Fine

Gloria Liu

September 23, 2022

Ideas

11 COVID Questions People Still Have, Answered

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

September 23, 2022

A photograph of someone swabbing their nose

Health

The ‘End’ of COVID Is Still Far Worse Than We Imagined

Sarah Zhang

September 22, 2022

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Health

Fauci Addresses ‘The Pandemic Is Over’

Jacob Stern

September 21, 2022

Anthony Fauci and fragments of the American flag

Newsletters

Why a Majority Rejected the Republican Approach to COVID

David French

September 16, 2022

Health

Hundreds of Americans Will Die From COVID Today

Jacob Stern

September 16, 2022

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Health

Polio Is Exploiting a Very Human Weakness

Katherine J. Wu

September 16, 2022

A child opens his mouth to receive the oral polio vaccine

The Atlantic Daily

One of Long COVID’s Most Misunderstood Symptoms

Isabel Fattal

September 14, 2022

A nurse wearing a face mask and face shield

Health

One of Long COVID’s Worst Symptoms Is Also Its Most Misunderstood

Ed Yong

September 12, 2022

A person with a cloud hanging over their head

Ideas

How Masking Changed My Experience of Being Deaf

Rachel Kolb

September 11, 2022

Health

Are We Really Getting COVID Boosters Every Year Forever?

Jacob Stern

September 9, 2022

Photo of two gloved hands preparing a vaccine dose

Global

Zero COVID Has Outlived Its Usefulness. Here’s Why China Is Still Enforcing It.

Michael Schuman

September 9, 2022

A photo of a Chinese health worker in hazmat suit emerging from behind a fenced enclosure

Science

The Strongest Signal That Americans Should Worry About Flu This Winter

Katherine J. Wu

September 7, 2022

a gloved hand injecting a needle into an arm

Work In Progress

America Is a Rich Death Trap

Derek Thompson

September 7, 2022

A photo of a snow-covered cemetery in New York City

Ideas

The Pandemic Is Coming for Your Pocketbook

Andy Slavitt

September 1, 2022

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The Atlantic Daily

America’s Baffling Booster Messaging

Isabel Fattal

August 31, 2022

A pharmacist fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccine.

Health

‘It Just Seems Like My Patients Are Sicker’

Tim Requarth

August 29, 2022

A GIF of a doctor's hand holding up a stethoscope that actually has a ticking clock on its face; the hands are moving around quickly.

Health

America’s Fall Booster Plan Has a Fatal Paradox

Katherine J. Wu

August 25, 2022

a vaccine being injected into an arm. both people in the photo are wearing masks. the tops of their faces are not visible.

Health

I Can’t Wait Out the Pandemic Any Longer

Lindsay Ryan

August 19, 2022

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Sections

The Print Edition

The Great Pandemic Hand-Washing Blooper

The Bivalent Shot Might Lay You Out

What Europe’s COVID Wave Means for the U.S.

It’s Gotten Awkward to Wear a Mask

The COVID Data That Are Actually Useful Now

The Very Real Lessons America Has Learned From COVID

The Masks We’ll Wear in the Next Pandemic

Medium COVID Could Be the Most Dangerous COVID

A UV Lamp That’s Bad for COVID but Not for You

What Doctors Still Don’t Understand About Long COVID

Warning Signs About the First Post-pandemic Winter

The Pandemic’s Legacy Is Already Clear

Effective Altruism’s Philosopher King Just Wants to Be Practical

The Only Two Seasons That Matter Now

The Pandemic Novel That’s Frozen in Time

When’s the Perfect Time to Get a Flu Shot?

Long COVID Has Forced a Reckoning for One of Medicine’s Most Neglected Diseases

The Glory of Feeling Fine

11 COVID Questions People Still Have, Answered

The ‘End’ of COVID Is Still Far Worse Than We Imagined

Fauci Addresses ‘The Pandemic Is Over’

Why a Majority Rejected the Republican Approach to COVID

Hundreds of Americans Will Die From COVID Today

Polio Is Exploiting a Very Human Weakness

One of Long COVID’s Most Misunderstood Symptoms

One of Long COVID’s Worst Symptoms Is Also Its Most Misunderstood

How Masking Changed My Experience of Being Deaf

Are We Really Getting COVID Boosters Every Year Forever?

Zero COVID Has Outlived Its Usefulness. Here’s Why China Is Still Enforcing It.

The Strongest Signal That Americans Should Worry About Flu This Winter

America Is a Rich Death Trap

The Pandemic Is Coming for Your Pocketbook

America’s Baffling Booster Messaging

‘It Just Seems Like My Patients Are Sicker’

America’s Fall Booster Plan Has a Fatal Paradox

I Can’t Wait Out the Pandemic Any Longer