The Atlantic’s guide to understanding COVID-19
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The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away
No matter what happens now, the virus will continue to circulate around the world.
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How the Pandemic Defeated America
A virus has brought the world’s most powerful country to its knees.
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A Vaccine Reality Check
So much hope is riding on a breakthrough, but a vaccine is only the beginning of the end.
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A Second Coronavirus Death Surge Is Coming
There was always a logical explanation for why cases rose through the end of June while deaths did not.
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America Should Prepare for a Double Pandemic
COVID-19 has steamrolled the country. What happens if another pandemic starts before this one is over?
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All the President’s Lies About the Coronavirus
An unfinished compendium of Trump’s overwhelming dishonesty during a national emergency
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A New Understanding of Herd Immunity
The portion of the population that needs to get sick is not fixed. We can change it.
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A Dire Warning From COVID-19 Test Providers
U.S. coronavirus testing could fail again, as surging demand creates new backlogs and delays.
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A State-by-State Coronavirus Tracker
The latest number of confirmed cases everywhere in the U.S.
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A Devastating New Stage of the Pandemic
The U.S. has seen more cases in the past week than in any week since the pandemic began.
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Paging Dr. Hamblin: My Brother Is Having 150 People at His Wedding Next Week
No one should be expected to attend an in-person gathering right now.
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America Is Giving Up on the Pandemic
Businesses are reopening. Protests are erupting nationwide. But the virus isn’t done with us.
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COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months
The disease’s “long-haulers” have endured relentless waves of debilitating symptoms—and disbelief from doctors and friends.
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Paging Dr. Hamblin: Does Vitamin D Help Fight COVID-19?
Evidence is slowly mounting. Some researchers think that’s enough to recommend it.
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A Hidden COVID-19 Risk Factor: Your Boss
America’s flawed approach to sick leave is making the pandemic worse.
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So, What Can We Do Now?
A guide to staying safe this summer
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We Don’t Even Have a COVID-19 Vaccine, and Yet the Conspiracies Are Here
Even as vaccines for the disease are being held up as the last hope for a return to normalcy, misinformation about them is spreading.
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Is Everyone Depressed?
Suddenly, many people meet the criteria for clinical depression. Doctors are scrambling to determine who needs urgent intervention, and who is simply the new normal.
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Social Distancing Is Not Enough
We will need a comprehensive strategy to reduce the sort of interactions that can lead to more infections.
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‘How Could the CDC Make That Mistake?’
The government’s disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same.





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