The mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic is akin to mass murder, and genocide of the elderly and infirm. The root cause of this crime against humanity is the denial of man’s divine origin.  Man is made in “the image of G-d” and therefore his or her life has intrinsic value and natural rights.  From this perspective, it is self-evident that life has sanctity and should be preserved whenever possible.  This is succinctly stated in the United States Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”