21.   Thompson also announced Phillip Russell as a special adviser on vaccine development and production.

22.   Vaccine development does not have the same income potential as blockbuster drugs to treat chronic conditions such as high blood pressure.

23.   AIDS vaccine development is a slow process because of the safety measures and rigorous animal testing needed before injecting humans with a trial vaccine.

24.   However, vaccine development is frustratingly slow.

25.   On Wednesday, the experts lauded the involvement of drug companies in vaccine development and said the collaboration needs to be sustained.

26.   The institute specializes in vaccine development and trials, and did the testing for the Hepatitis A vaccine which was released early this year.

27.   We reaffirm the need to continue efforts to combat AIDS at the national and international level through a combined strategy of prevention, vaccine development and appropriate therapy.

28.   While that is still the ultimate goal of vaccine development, scientists do not know how to outsmart the virus and keep it from insinuating itself into blood cells.