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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. abc's gio benitez tonight with late reporting. >> reporter: tonight, as the first doses of this life-saving vaccine are distributed, that news about pfizer's supply just moments ago. "the wall street journal" reporting pfizer already dealt with early supply chain obstacles. the company slashed its initial projections of doses in half this year, from 100 million to 50 million doses worldwide, after find...

>> 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 faced. >> reporter: abc news getting an inside look at united's cold storage facility at chicago's o'...

Save my own family. >> reporter: lizanne laying with her husband dennis in his final moments. >> "i'm going to let you go now, okay?" and he said, "uh-huh." and i said, "you're 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 it's safe, that he would get the vaccine and he'd be happy to do it publicly, following the model of his p...

Deliver the number of doses it promised here in the u.s. by the end of the year? >> reporter: yeah, that's 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, that's 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 movement on capitol hill, as millions of americans struggle to make ends meet in this pandemic. they wa...