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Getty Pay No Attention to That Cat Inside a Box
Seriously, stop it.
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The Atlantic / Flavio Coelho / Getty The J&J Rescue Mission Starts With a Choice
The reputation of all COVID-19 vaccines hinges on improving perceptions of the Johnson & Johnson shot.
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David López / EyeEm / Getty A Bird’s Stinky Egg Is Actually a Humblebrag
Female hoopoes will paint their eggs with a brownish goo, in a bid for greater male attention.
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Shutterstock / The Atlantic Post-vaccination Inertia Is Real
Readjusting our ideas about what’s safe is going to take time.
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Getty Images The Pandemic Made Her Sick, Even Before She Caught COVID-19
Headaches, eye pain, nausea—her symptoms began last spring. No one knows exactly why, except that the pandemic is to blame.
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Kirn Vintage Stock / Corbis / Getty The Coming Conflict Between Introverts and Extroverts
When the social floodgates open, not everyone will want to use their newfound freedom in the same way.
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Getty / Adam Maida / The Atlantic Show Your Immune System Some Love
Antibodies are great and all, but macrophages, B cells, and helper T cells deserve some attention too.
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic The Danger of a ‘Dudes Only’ Vaccine
We still don’t know who’s most at risk of getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine blood clots.
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Angus R. Shamal / Gallerystock COVID-19 Vaccines Are Entering Uncharted Immune Territory
Some people’s bodies aren’t set up for vaccines.
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Clint Penick / Kennesaw State University A Tiny Ant Brain Is Still Too Big for Reproduction
Disturbingly light is the head that wears the crown.
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Michael Ciaglo / Getty 3 Different Futures for the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
A pause is just that—a pause—in which health officials can reevaluate the data at hand.
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Grant Heilman / Alamy The Biggest Party of 2021 Is About to Start
Billions of bugs will soon burst out of the ground to begin the mass gathering of a lifetime. It’s hard not to feel jealous.
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CSA Images / Designer 29 / Getty / … Vaccine Cheat Days Are Adding Up
Vaccinated and unvaccinated people are getting more lax with behavior at a time when vigilance really matters.
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Jahi Chikwendiu / The Washington Post / Getty Pregnant? Breastfeeding? The Vaccine Might Protect You and Your Baby
Antibodies that cross the placenta or end up in milk could give infants temporary immunity to COVID-19.
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Nigel Cattlin / Alamy A Pesky Insect Took an Evolutionary Shortcut
Millions of years ago, whiteflies pilfered a plant defense, and they have been benefiting ever since.
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Mike Kai Chen / The New York Times … Long-Haulers Are Pushing the Limits of COVID-19 Vaccines
People with long COVID were left out of vaccine trials. They are now navigating the new shots on their own.
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Micah Green / Bloomberg / Getty Don’t Be Surprised When Vaccinated People Get Infected
Post-immunization cases, sometimes called “breakthroughs,” are very rare and very expected.
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Wikimedia / The Atlantic You’re Not Fully Vaccinated the Day of Your Last Dose
Patience, grasshopper.
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Paulo Oliveira / Alamy Cone Snails Are Liars and Murderers
They lure their prey with the promise of sex and then kill them cold.
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Getty / Adam Maida / The Atlantic People Are Keeping Their Vaccines Secret
COVID-19 vaccinations have become a public spectacle, but they touch intensely private questions.
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