In an extraordinary move, the top executives of nine drugmakers are promising they'll be safe and effective.
Today, the drugmakers' chief executives say they'll maintain the highest ethical and scientific standards in testing and manufacturing their vaccines.
PRODUCE THE FIRST VACCINESAGAINST THE NEW CORONAVIRUS - -ARE PROMISING THEY'LL BE SAFEAND EFFECTIVE.TODAY - -THE DRUGMAKERS' CHIEFEXECUTIVES SAY THEY'LL MAINTAINTHE HIGHEST ETHICAL ANDSCIENTIFIC STANDARDS IN TESTINGAND MANUFACTURING THEIRVACCINES.THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AMIDWORRIES THAT THE U-S FOOD ANDDRUG ADMINISTRATION WILL BEUNDER POLITICAL PRESSURE TOAPPROVE A VACCINE BEFORE TESTSTO PROVE IT IS SAFE ANDEFFECTIVE - - ARE FINISHED.THOUSANDS OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS