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Initially wanted a larger rollout, but had concerns, problems with their supply chain. tonight, pfizer indicating this will not effect the doses expected here in the u.s. by the end of the year. abcs gio benitez tonight with late reporting. >> reporter: tonight, as the first doses of this life-saving vaccine are distributed, that news about pfizers supply just moments ago. "the wall street journal" reporting pfizer already dealt with early supply chain obstacles. the company slashed its initial ...

>> we need to be very transparent with patients. >> reporter: dr. victoria smith participated in the pfizer trial in louisiana. >> one of the reasons why i wanted to participate was to be a model of participation and have my own example be a model of the safety of the vaccine and the process. >> reporter: and tonight, convincing people is a priority, but delivering a vaccine will be a challenge like never before. >> this is the biggest logistical challenge that the industry in general has ever f...

Save my own family. >> reporter: lizanne laying with her husband dennis in his final moments. >> "im going to let you go now, okay?" and he said, "uh-huh." and i said, "youre going to be in peace." >> we have to remember the families every night here. whit joins us live again this evening. and we know late today, whit, that president-elect joe biden was also asked if he would take the vaccine and when? >> reporter: david, the president-elect joe biden says if dr. anthony fauci tells him its safe...

Deliver the number of doses it promised here in the u.s. by the end of the year? >> reporter: yeah, thats right, david. pfizer had some early issues, but say they corrected that months ago and still on track to deliver those 20 million doses in the u.s. by the end of the year. of course, thats if the fda gives them that green light and that could happen within just a few weeks, david. >> all right, gio benitez live from chicago tonight. gio, thank you. meantime, we continue to follow any movem...