Five Quick Links for Monday Noonish

A short interview with Hayao Miyazaki conducted during his daily ritual of tidying up the street outside his house. "I rarely watch other things. I don't watch TV, I don't watch movies. I'm a retired old man picking up trash." [japantoday.com]

"The news about the vaccines continues to be excellent — and the public discussion of it continues to be more negative than the facts warrant. Here’s the key fact: All five vaccines with public results have eliminated Covid-19 deaths." [nytimes.com]

The second volume of Jason Polan's Every Person in New York is being published soon; preorder it here. "He estimated having drawn over 50,000 people and as he stated 'I still have a bit to go.'" [dashwoodbooks.com]

"These data indicate that there were 4.8 (95% CI: 2.8-6.8) undiagnosed cases for every diagnosed case of COVID-19" in the US during late spring and early summer 2020. [medrxiv.org]

The strong moral argument for rich countries subsidizing Covid-19 vaccination worldwide is buoyed by this study: spending $40 billion on vaccinations would save $1.8 trillion to $3.8 trillion down the road. [newyorker.com]

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