{"id":18903,"date":"2020-07-01T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/small-tweaks-to-improve-mlbs-robust-coronavirus-testing-plan\/"},"modified":"2020-07-01T18:31:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T15:31:00","slug":"small-tweaks-to-improve-mlbs-robust-coronavirus-testing-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/small-tweaks-to-improve-mlbs-robust-coronavirus-testing-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"#Small tweaks to improve MLB\u2019s \u2018robust\u2019 coronavirus testing plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Small tweaks to improve MLB\u2019s \u2018robust\u2019 coronavirus testing plan<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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July 1, 2020 |<\/span> 11:31am <\/p>\n

\n Let\u2019s recognize the easiest part of regularly testing baseball players for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho better than a baseball player to spit into a cup?\u201d mused Dr. Lawrence Leigh, a radiologist based in Florida. \u201cIt\u2019s readily available, and they\u2019re used to doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Leigh and his brother Russell are the co-founders of One Milo, a Florida-based medical technology<\/a> company that has focused its recent efforts on a rapid, finger-prick antibody test for COVID-19. So they know their stuff when it comes to managing this pandemic, and they offered an encouraging review of Major League Baseball\u2019s plan for a restart in these dangerous times.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I read the testing protocol, I thought it was very robust and well thought-out,\u201d Dr. Leigh said. \u201cI don\u2019t think many infections will fall through the cracks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was surprised how rigorous it was,\u201d Russell Leigh added. \u201cMLB is really going above and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

Starting when they arrive at their teams\u2019 facilities this week, players will get tested every other day via either a nasal swab or saliva; if you\u2019ve gotten the nasal swab, you know how intrusive and unnerving a process that can be, so saliva figures to be the standard, all the more so since the ballplayers \u2014 so accustomed to spitting, as Dr. Leigh noted \u2014 won\u2019t be permitted to hock any loogies on the field. They will undergo antibody testing app<\/a>roximately once a month, as per MLB\u2019s Operations Manual.<\/p>\n

The Leigh brothers offered two suggestions to turn, let\u2019s say, a grade-A plan into an A-plus:<\/p>\n

Strive to test as many family members (of players, managers, coaches, etc.) for antibodies as possible. Said Russell Leigh: \u201cI think there would be a great public benefit for MLB to do a poll of their entire population\u2026.It would be good to know, \u2018What does the MLB population look like?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Testing players for antibodies once a week rather than once a month, to provide a check and balance in case the diagnostic\/PCR tests (saliva or nasal swab) don\u2019t pick up an asymptomatic carrier. \u201cConversion from negative to positive (on the antibody test) would indicate a recent infection,\u201d Dr. Leigh said, and if you notice that change within a week\u2019s time as the player has tested negative for the disease, then you have a better chance at minimizing the potential spread.<\/p>\n

Obviously the Leigh brothers believe strongly in the antibody testing; they\u2019ve invested in it. Yet their overall credentials speak for themselves. And as MLB attempts this high-risk venture, it must remain open to suggestions from anyone and everyone on how to thread the needle and make this work.<\/p>\n

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