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NPR's Will Stone has been on the story from the beginning and joins us now. Will, thanks for being with us. Sure thing, Scott. You were in Seattle when that first COVID case, January 2020, in the U.S. was confirmed, weren't you?

NPR's Will Stone has been on the story from the beginning and joins us now. Will, thanks for being with us. Sure thing, Scott. You were in Seattle when that first COVID case, January 2020, in the U.S. was confirmed, weren't you?

And five years later, how well prepared is the U.S. for another crisis like COVID?

And five years later, how well prepared is the U.S. for another crisis like COVID?

And five years later, how well prepared is the U.S. for another crisis like COVID?

And what could some of the consequences of that be?

And what could some of the consequences of that be?

And what could some of the consequences of that be?

Well, are there some notes of hope when it comes to pandemic preparedness?

Well, are there some notes of hope when it comes to pandemic preparedness?

Well, are there some notes of hope when it comes to pandemic preparedness?

And what has the incoming administration said about bird flu?

And what has the incoming administration said about bird flu?

And what has the incoming administration said about bird flu?

And para-health correspondent Will Stone, thanks so much. Thank you. Finally, today, the U.S. government versus Pepsi.

And para-health correspondent Will Stone, thanks so much. Thank you. Finally, today, the U.S. government versus Pepsi.

And para-health correspondent Will Stone, thanks so much. Thank you. Finally, today, the U.S. government versus Pepsi.

It's a case that gets to the heart of prices we pay at the grocery store, and it's a case that NPR's Alina Silyuk is following closely. Alina joins us in our studio. Thanks so much for being with us. Hello, hello. What's the case the government's trying to make?

It's a case that gets to the heart of prices we pay at the grocery store, and it's a case that NPR's Alina Silyuk is following closely. Alina joins us in our studio. Thanks so much for being with us. Hello, hello. What's the case the government's trying to make?

It's a case that gets to the heart of prices we pay at the grocery store, and it's a case that NPR's Alina Silyuk is following closely. Alina joins us in our studio. Thanks so much for being with us. Hello, hello. What's the case the government's trying to make?