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MLB Updates COVID Protocols For Vaccinated Players And Staff

By Anthony Franco | June 16, 2021 at 10:38pm CDT

Major League Baseball has updated its COVID-19 protocols for vaccinated Tiers 1 and 2 personnel (including players and coaches), reports Britt Ghiroli of the Athletic (Twitter link). Most notably, fully vaccinated individuals will no longer be tested for COVID-19 unless they have symptoms of or have been exposed to the virus.

The handling of fully vaccinated individuals drew some attention last month after Nationals starter Erick Fedde tested positive for the coronavirus. Fedde, who had been fully vaccinated and was asymptomatic, was forced to go on the injured list. (Between his initial isolation period and subsequent rehab, he ultimately missed just over three weeks of action). Teammate Max Scherzer, the Nationals MLBPA representative and a member of the union’s executive board, called for the league to update the protocols in light of Fedde’s situation.

“We got to update the rules here,” Scherzer said at the time.  “We got to start following the science, listening to what the CDC says, whether this is union or MLB, the people above us.  We got to update the protocols here.  Vaccinated players are testing positive, they are asymptomatic and should be allowed to play.  Plain and simple.”

Without regular testing for asymptomatic, vaccinated individuals, MLB is leaving open the possibility of players who have breakthrough (post-vaccine) infections remaining in clubhouses and on the field. The CDC cautions that “vaccinated people could potentially still become infected and spread the virus to others” but also notes that studies have shown early evidence of “reduced viral load in vaccinated people who develop COVID-19,” which could reduce the likelihood of transmission to others even if a vaccinated person does contract the virus.

The league relaxed various on-field protocols for vaccinated individuals, Ghiroli reports. Fully vaccinated individuals are now exempt from wearing masks in dugouts and bullpens. (Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated players are still required to wear masks unless their teams reach the 85% vaccination threshold among Tier 1 personnel to reduce restrictions team-wide). Fully vaccinated players are also now permitted to dine indoors and work out at club facilities without receiving advance permission.

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  1. davidk1979

    4 years ago

    K

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  2. oldmansteve

    4 years ago

    All Hail Science!

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    • 1984wasntamanual

      4 years ago

      Unless it disagrees with your narrative, then it’s totally -ist and/or phobic.

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      • Kayrall

        4 years ago

        Don’t forget ‘pseudo’

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  3. plmathfoto

    4 years ago

    All rules apply unless it’s the Dodgers & Justin Turner

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  4. Cambio

    4 years ago

    No longer testing asymptomatic individuals. Brilliant considering that is how we do it for every other virus known to man. About time!

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    • 1984wasntamanual

      4 years ago

      But…but, they can still transmit it…don’t you care about killing grandma?

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      • tedtheodorelogan

        4 years ago

        Not anymore. Grandma was at the front of the line for a vaccine. If she didn’t want one, she can deal with the consequences, which will most likely be minimal, as the virus still kills less than 1 percent of unvaccinated people who get infected.

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        • chipperniner7

          4 years ago

          Hahahaha

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        • hernandezhofer

          4 years ago

          You make 1% sound like an irrelevant number. Using that number, the safety protocols saved anywhere from 4-8 players from losing their lives (depending on transmission rate).
          That wasn’t worth it?

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        • Dustyslambchops23

          4 years ago

          The 1% almost exclusively came from the 65+ or health compromised population.

          That doesn’t seem like healthy under 40 athletes. Maybe they saved Pujols life, that’s about it.

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  5. Samer

    4 years ago

    They are always the slowest to adapt.

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  6. tedtheodorelogan

    4 years ago

    Finally some common sense.

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  7. mills

    4 years ago

    Why are we even talking about this anymore.

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