Covid has killed 20,000 Canadians

That's the top headline at CBC right now. That's an appropriately plump number to splash around as the over-hyped second wave gradually fades away.

What they don't tell you is that 96.4% of those fatalities have been among the 60 and up cohort. In other words, although the pandemic has claimed 20,000 lives, only 693 of those lives have been people under the age of 60. In the overall scheme of things, that's right next to statistically irrelevant. 

So, unless you're old and infirm, COVID-19 is nothing to worry about... except maybe they'll run out of vaccine, or there's a new more deadly mutation, or, or, or....

That means those 300 or so billions we've added to the deficit was largely accrued to extend the lives of we the elderly. 

While I for one appreciate the effort, I'm also wondering if perhaps those hundreds of billions could have been spent on more productive pursuits.