The disproportionate death toll of COVID-19 is an indictment

We are all in this together.

This sentiment, in one form or another, has been expressed countless times since the COVID-19 pandemic began. It seems to be true. Indeed, we should want it to be true. But growing evidence suggests that it's not.

Judging from data gathered in various coronavirus hotspots in the U.S., the scale of death is disproportionately sweeping through certain demographic groups, a point that should be unsettling to all.