(Reuters) – The Dutch government wants to sell 21 million unused H1N1 flu vaccine doses back to their manufacturers after they proved unnecessary and no other country wanted to buy them, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. A spokeswoman for the ministry said it had approached manufacturers GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis about buying back the doses. She added that it was not clear what their total value was. She also declined comment on the status of the talks, saying the ministry would inform parliament of the details at a later date. Read More…

Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor (Reuters) – First, people were clamoring for H1N1 vaccines, but there were not enough to go around. By the time vaccines were available in any quantity, most of the public had lost interest. And no one knew just how unpredictable the production of vaccines would turn out to be, top U.S. public health leaders agreed on Friday. Getting the U.S. public to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated was definitely one of the biggest challenges to managing the pandemic of H1N1 swine flu, speaker after speaker agreed at a conference on influenza regrets. Read...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 12,000 have died from H1N1 infection, far fewer than in a typical flu season. Other data suggest the pandemic is waning. By Thomas H. Maugh II An estimated 57 million Americans have contracted pandemic H1N1 influenza since the outbreak began last April, about 257,000 have been hospitalized with complications from it, and nearly 12,000 have died, according to estimates released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More…

Seventeen Canadians became sick after receiving the H1N1 flu vaccine, the Toronto Sun reported. Four people have Guillan-Barre syndrome, and 13 people had anaphylaxis, an allergic reaction characterized by symptoms of anaphylactic shock, rapid heartbeat, itching and/or difficulty breathing, said Andrew Morrison, spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. One recipient of the vaccine, Donna Hartlen, is a 39-year-old mother who is suffering from Guillan-Barre syndrome. The right side of Hartlen’s face is now paralyzed and she is not able to chew food. Read More…

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The animal, in White Plains, N.Y., is recovering; its owner also had the H1N1 influenza. A CDC official says there is no reason to be concerned: ‘A rare occurrence in other species is not a problem.’ By Thomas H. Maugh II Veterinarians in White Plains, N.Y., have identified the first known case of pandemic H1N1 influenza in a dog — a 13-year-old mixed-breed male who is now recovering. The dog was tested because his owner previously had swine flu. The virus has been found before in other pets, including at least three ferrets, several cats and pigs and a cheetah named Gijima at...

By Sharon Kirkey, Canwest News Service Canadian scientists believe they have found a hallmark danger signal for potentially fatal H1N1 infection. Working with Spanish scientists, researchers from the University Health Network in Toronto detected high levels of a molecule in the blood of severe H1N1 patients that may trigger runaway inflammation in the airways, and potentially catastrophic lung damage. Read More…

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Although nearly 10,000 have died from H1N1, that is a lower mortality rate than in regular flu seasons, the CDC chief says. What’s different is that more children and young adults have died, he says. By Thomas H. Maugh II At least 50 million Americans had contracted pandemic H1N1 influenza through Nov. 14, according to the newest estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released today — meaning that about 15% of the entire country has been infected, about one in every six people. “That still leaves most people not having been infected and still susceptible,”...