The reality of the situation is that we live in two different Americas right now.

One side of America sees the virus as a lurking threat, and is highly likely to stay home for large periods of time, wear masks constantly, and avoid crowds at all costs to avoid getting sick. They fear for their relatives and friends getting sick, and would rather not reopen the economy until the Virus is a fading threat. They are scared to death of sending their kids to school in the fall for fear that they'll get sick.

Another side of America either does not care about the virus, or sees it as a threat that is not equivalent to the economic risk of staying closed. They see masks as violating their freedom of expression. They are individualistic in nature, and while they care deeply about their family and friends, they are not likely to care if Joe Smith down the street contracts Covid. They are the type people who are threatening to pull their kids out of school in the Fall because they don't like the idea of them not having play time or being forced to sit 6 feet apart from all their friends without making contact.

I have 1 friend who has not left her house in 3 months now outside of trips to the doctor and grocery store. Her children have not left the house at all and have had no contact with their friends since March.

I have another friend who sent their preteen daughter on vacation with a friends family to Florida this week. Sure they are completely aware that there are risks involved, but the kid hadn't seen any of her friends in months and it was a risk they were willing to let her take.

I think both people have their points, and both are likely right. We are a nation of individuals. People shouldn't feel forced to go out, but if they want to go out and go somewhere with friends, they shouldn't be harassed for it either. There are ways to stop this, but they involve heavily policed lockdowns with full protections of its citizens. Simply put, there's no way to effectively do that in the United States.