James Hamblin
You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus
Most cases are not life-threatening, which is also what makes the virus a historic challenge to contain.
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Patrick T. FALLON / AFP / Getty The False Dilemma of Post-Vaccination Risk
We’ll never know for sure how contagious people are after they’re vaccinated, but we do know how they should act.
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Gabby Jones / Redux A Quite Possibly Wonderful Summer
Families will gather. Restaurants will reopen. People will travel. The pandemic may feel like it’s behind us—even if it’s not.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Brazil Variant Is Exposing the World’s Vulnerability
Somehow the coronavirus is rampaging through a city that was supposedly immune.
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Julian Montague Ask Dr. Hamblin: Am I Wrong to Tell Someone to Pull Up Her Mask?
A woman who works in my pharmacy can’t seem to stay masked. Help.
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Julian Montague Ask Dr. Hamblin: So When Can We Stop Wearing Masks?
Hopefully one day, getting vaccinated will mean you no longer need a mask. But not yet.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic The Coronavirus Is Evolving Before Our Eyes
The virus is mutating as expected. We can still stop it.
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Julian Montague Ask Dr. Hamblin: Is My Fear of Vaccine Allergies Overblown?
Despite alarming news reports, most allergies shouldn’t be an issue.
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Peter Cade / Getty The Mysterious Link Between COVID-19 and Sleep
The coronavirus can cause insomnia and long-term changes in our nervous systems. But sleep could also be a key to ending the pandemic.
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Joe Raedle / Getty The Vaccine Is Here. Now for the Hard Part.
An FDA-advisory-committee vote has marked the beginning of the end of the pandemic. But there’s still a long road ahead.
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Julian Montague Paging Dr. Hamblin: I Want to Give People Cookies
Is it okay to bake for my neighbors during the pandemic?
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Julian Montague Paging Dr. Hamblin: Is It Safe to See My Therapist in Person?
The benefit may very well outweigh any minor risk. But it’s all in how you do it.
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Bettman / Getty / The Atlantic Answers to Every Possible Pandemic-Thanksgiving Question
There is no perfectly safe way to gather. That said, here’s how to make the holiday less dangerous.
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JULIAN MONTAGUE Paging Dr. Hamblin: Will I Slowly Get Immunity Just Going About My Life?
A slight exposure to the coronavirus isn’t likely to lead to lasting protection. At least not yet.
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H. Armstrong Roberts / Getty / The Atlantic Cancel Thanksgiving
This is a moment for creativity.
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Nicholas Kamm / Getty How Trump Sold Failure to 70 Million People
The president convinced many voters that his response to the pandemic was not a disaster. The psychology of medical fraud is simple, timeless, and tragic.
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Getty / The Atlantic Trump’s Pathology Is Now Clear
As the coronavirus spreads uncontrolled across the U.S., the president has gone from downplaying the pandemic to COVID denial.
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Julian Montague Paging Dr. Hamblin: I Don’t See the Upside of a Flu Shot
I’m young and healthy, so what’s the point?
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Julian Montague Paging Dr. Hamblin: How Dangerous Are Woodwinds?
Taking just a few basic precautions can help lower any potential risk.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Complicit Physician
Americans need the bare truth from Trump’s doctor, not empty reassurances.
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SAUL LOEB / AFP / Getty The President Is Not Well
Americans need an accurate account of Trump’s condition. They do not have one.
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