The study reportedly will include volunteers from 27 of the league's 30 teams, though it is not expected to impact MLB's time frame for starting the 2020 season.
“These tests are absolutely not getting redirected from any kind of front line testing programs,” Dr. Daniel Eichner, the president of SMRTL, told ESPN.
The test kits will analyze blood from a finger prick, and should offer quick results. They will look for the presence of IgM and IgG, two antibodies produced during a coronavirus infection. According to a copy of the study protocol obtained by ESPN, there also will be a survey that asks for additional information, such as ethnicity, age, Zip code, recent ailments and preexisting conditions.
Researchers expect to gather the results of the tests, some of which have already been taken, later this week.Sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter to track the outbreak. All stories linked in the newsletter are free to access. The league is not funding the study, but researchers said MLB was the right candidate for a project of this magnitude because it could efficiently provide a wide range of volunteers. This study will have no impact on the timetable of a possible return for the sport in the U.S.
“MLB did not partner with us for any selfish reason to get their sport back sooner,” Eichner said. “They jumped in for public health policy. That was their intention and their only intention.”The Washington Post is providing some coronavirus coverage free, including:
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