Thread by @edyong209

Three months ago, I paused book leave to return to the Atlantic for fulltime pandemic reporting. Here's a thread of 5 big pieces I've written since.

1) A sweeping look at how we got here, what must happen next, & the possible aftermath.

theatlantic.com/health/archive…

2) On the difficult summer ahead, why reopening must be (should have been?) careful, and the need for psychological resilience in the face of a persistent crisis that *won't be over in a few months*:

theatlantic.com/health/archive…

3) On the many reasons why the pandemic is mired in confusion, inc. the novelty of the virus, the muddled messaging, the easily misinterpreted stats, & the nature of modern expertise. (This doubles as a guide to how science actually works.)

theatlantic.com/health/archive…

4) On the patchwork pandemic, why the very different fates of the various states is making the pandemic so much harder to control or come to grips with, and how that mosaic has emerged from a much deeper patchwork of inequity.

theatlantic.com/health/archive…

5) On the long-haulers who've endured debilitating COVID-19 symptoms for months, and often the disbelief of friends, family members, and medical professionals.

theatlantic.com/health/archive…

I'm working on a 6th big piece that ties a lot of this quintet together, but won't be out for a while. In the meantime, I think these stand up. I hope they've been useful. I wish there was more. There's not enough time.

I'm v. grateful to all the sources who took a lot of time under stressful circumstances to chat to me for these. The majority of them are women; over a quarter are people of color.

A huge amount of editorial support also went into these:

https://twitter.com/edyong209/status/1263261866081619970

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