H1N1 in Puerto Rico

Pandemic swine flu (H1N1), which began in 2009, arrived to Puerto Rico in May 26 of that year. That year the first case of this pandemic was confirmed in the island. On July 13, 2009 the island was prepared by the Puerto Rican Government to fight the possible expansion of the pandemic, after the first death. A second death was confirmed on July 15, 2009. At that date 8 more deaths were investigated. The pandemic keep on growing in Puerto Rico with were than 52 confirmed case and about 600 probable cases on July 16, 2009 there were 6 confirmed death and another 17 were under investigation. Until March 10, 2010 date if the last actualization, there were 908 cases and 60 death due to the swine flu H1N1.

Health department United States is preparing to perform in Puerto Rico an experiment in mass vaccination against the A-H1N1 in order to test their safety and know their weaknesses. This follows from the expressions of the Secretary of Health, Kathleen Sebelius during a congressional hearing that was reviewed by The New Day on 16 September. The experimental nature of the new vaccine confessed the same U.S. Secretary of Health when he revealed that because the vaccine is planned by way of urgency, it is necessary to carry out intense surveillance on the safety and efficacy after inoculation. Two million Guinea India, with a population of just over 4 million Puerto Rican nationals classified as an ethnic, U.S. health authorities suggests that Puerto Rico is the perfect place to demonstrate the side effects, as Ms, Sebelius, may become more apparent when a large number of people receiving a pandemic vaccine.

Reference: Wikipedia. (23, Jan 2011). Pandemic swine flu (h1n1). Retrieved from http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemia_de_gripe_A_(H1N1)_de_2009-2010_en_Puerto_Rico