Because using a new ultra-sensitive assay, small amounts of DNA from a pig virus were detected in the vaccine preparation.

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It is a cell-free filtrate vaccine, which means it contains no dead or live bacteria in the preparation.

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Clinton's optimism is not shared by some AIDS researchers, however, and administration officials said preparation of the president's speech sparked intense debate about the feasibility of finding a vaccine in a decade.

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