1. a) Define vaccine.
b) What is significant about the AIDS vaccine that was just tested on more than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand?

2. a) Who is Anthony Fauci?
b) How did Dr. Fauci react to the results of the vaccine test in Thailand?

3. What did Colonel Jerome Kim, who helped lead the study for the U.S. Army, say about the results?

4. What might hinder the effectiveness of the vaccine worldwide?

5. When might the vaccine be made available to the public?

6. Why was the study done in Thailand?

7. What do you think about the news that it looks like a successful vaccine has been found for AIDS - one that could even someday eliminate it?