Well, it is much more real to me now that I and the wife had Covid back in late February. The entire elementary school was out sick with flu like illness, and then the middle school- high school where my wife teaches got hit but not as hard. People have been getting tested who work at the schools and they have antibodies to covid -19. So we both likely had it already. No one died or had to be hospitalized, but some few had severe flu like illness those several months ago.
Doctors tested some kids for the flu back then but was negative.
It had gotten so bad at the school classes had been cancelled for over a week.
Since I got sick and never visit the school, I figure the kids took it home to all their families and most people in their families had it and got over it. The school principal said her husband brought it home to her and he also had gotten it at work, he works in sports coaching.