2-02-21 This week, the number of people in the U.S. who have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine (26.5 million) surpasses the 26.3 million documented U.S. cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began. Also, for the first time, more people were vaccinated in one day than were reported as newly diagnosed cases.

2-03-21 Canada lists the Proud Boys as a terrorist movement, saying "their violent actions and rhetoric are fueled by white supremacy, anti-Semitism, racism, homophobia, Islamophobia and misogyny, and unfortunately, often in combination of all of the above." The move will help Canada freeze the groups' financial assets and criminalize financing, training and recruitment for all such groups.

2-03-21 U.S. hits 1 million COVID shots per day.

2-09-21 Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump begins.

2-10-21 Georgia's Fulton County District Attorney starts a criminal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s attempts to overturn Georgia’s election results and instructs state officials to preserve documents related to “attempts to influence” the Georgia election.

2-10-21 The White House secures deals for 200 million additional vaccine doses (100M Moderna and 100M Pfizer). The U.S. will have enough supply for 300 million Americans by the end of July.

2-11-21 The CDC advised that people who have received the full course of Covid-19 vaccines can skip the standard 14-day quarantine after exposure to someone with the infection as long as they remain asymptomatic. “Individual and societal benefits of avoiding unnecessary quarantine may outweigh the potential but unknown risk of transmission (among vaccinated individuals),” the CDC said. The CDC recommends vaccinated people still wear masks, practice social distancing, and avoid poorly ventilated spaces and crowds. That is because there is still limited information on whether the vaccine can prevent transmission and how long it confers protection against the virus.

2-12-21 A Georgia prosecutor plans to examine a phone call between U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and Georgia's secretary of state as part of a criminal investigation into whether former President Donald Trump. Graham asked Raffensperger whether he had the power to toss out all mail ballots in certain counties, Raffensperger said.

2-13-21 U.S. Senate acquits Trump with 57 voting 'guilty' and 43 voting 'not guilty' (a 2/3 majority is required for conviction).

2-14-21 New York State's seven-day COVID positivity rate is the lowest it has been since November 29. There now 70 known cases of the U.K. variant statewide.

2-18-21 Dr. Anthony Fauci says there's new evidence that a COVID-19 vaccine may not just protect the people who get it but also shield others whom they come in contact with.

2-19-21 Thirty-five U.S. Capitol Police officers are being investigated for their actions during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, and six have been suspended with pay, the police department said in a statement on Friday.

2-20-21 Life expectancy in the U.S. fell by a full year in the first half of 2020. It was the largest drop since World War II and the first full picture of the deadly consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.

2-21-21 The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus tops 500,000. (28,222,180 confirmed cases in the U.S.). In comparison, there were 291,557 American battle deaths in World War II.

2-24-21 Over five months starting on Sept. 1, the California strain (20C/L452R) rose from complete obscurity to account for more than 50% of all coronavirus samples in California. This variant is more transmissible (19% to 24% more transmissible), could make people sicker, and makes vaccines less effective.

2-24-21 First case of the South African COVID variant (501Y.V2) found in New York (Nassau County)

2-26-21 According to the CDC, the latest data suggests that declines in coronavirus cases may be stalling, potentially leveling off at a very high number. The CDC considers this a very concerning shift in the trajectory.

2-27-21 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorizes the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.