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May 3, 2021 Share Puerto Rico seemed to be sprinting toward herd immunity this spring before people began letting their guard down against COVID-19 and new variants started spreading across the U.S. territory. Now, a spike in cases and hospitalizations has put medical experts at odds with the government, which is struggling to protect people’s health while also trying to prevent an economic implosion on an island battered by hurricanes, earthquakes and a prolonged financial crisis. “The difficulty here is how do you find a Solomonic decision … to give people the opportunity to w...

KXLY May 2, 2021 6:08 AM By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press Posted: Updated: Carlos Giusti FILE - In this March 10, 2021 file photo, a healthcare worker injects a man with a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination campaign, at the Maria Simmons elementary school in Vieques, Puerto Rico. A spike in cases and hospitalizations has put medical experts at odds with the government, which is struggling to protect people’s health while also trying to prevent an economic implosion on an island battered by hurricanes, earthquakes and a prolonged financial crisis. Carlos...

Puerto Rico groans under pandemic as health, economy suffer The government is trying to protect people's health while also trying to prevent an economic implosion on an island battered by hurricanes and earthquakes. Credit: AP FILE - In this March 10, 2021 file photo, people stand in line outside the Maria Simmons elementary school waiting to be inoculated with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as part of a mass vaccination campaign, in Vieques, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File) Author: Associated Press Updated: 9:35 AM EDT May 2, 2021 Puerto Rico seemed t...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico seemed to be sprinting toward herd immunity...

Puerto Rico enacted strict Covid measures. It paid off, and it's a lesson for the mainland. Nicole Acevedo © Provided by NBC News Janny Rodriguez, 47, a community leader in the neighborhood of Barreal in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, is an operations supervisor at an asphalt plant. During the height of the pandemic last March, he couldn't stop working, since he's one of a few workers tasked with maintaining the composite material liquid. The father of three was worried about potentially exposing his oldest son to the virus, since he suffers from a lung condition, or his elderly mo...