The Pfizer-Biotech and Moderna vaccines have begun to roll out in large quantities, with the CDC reporting that providers are currently administering around 1.7 million doses every day. New York Times outlines that in Florida, vaccines have been administered to over 2 million healthcare workers as well as those 65 and older or otherwise eligible for the vaccine. The majority of the population remains ineligible to receive the vaccine, and many are anxious to seek this long-awaited defense Two women, age 33 and 44, disguised themselves as old women wearing bonnets and mittens, in an attempt to receive the vaccine in their home state.

In the midst of a hectic ice storm, Texas has been experiencing rolling power outages and blackouts, affecting people in similar ways as last year’s California wildfires. Both situations have left people without electricity or gas, proving major energy companies are unprepared for extraneous circumstances. Climate change as well as natural disasters force states to reconsider their priorities. These states have experienced similar things because of extreme temperatures, both with a lack of power and water.