Moore would also want to know precisely which sequence of the virus is circulating among the Yankees. “But, what would be unexpected is an infected J&J vaccine recipient then passing the infection on to someone else,” Moore said. (The CDC says that, in clinical trials, J&J was 66.3 percent effective at preventing positive COVID-19 tests). “It’s not too unexpected that vaccine recipients will get asymptomatic or low-grade infection, particularly with J&J, because J&J is known to be 70 percent, approximately, effective at preventing mild disease,” he added. “Or did one Yankee get infected and then transmit to someone else?”
Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell Medical College, wondered whether all the breakthrough cases were the result of the same exposure to an unvaccinated infectious source. Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres is on the COVID-19 IL after testing positive despite being fully vaccinated. How a single breakthrough led to eight cases among a highly vaccinated population, however, is at the crux of a public health issue. In the meantime, “A lot of little exposures can lead to a breakthrough,” Neuman said. But herd immunity remains far off, if it will ever be accessible. With cases and hospitalizations declining, it’s clear that vaccinations are working. “But the herd is everybody, and herd immunity means everybody’s gotta get. Benjamin Neuman, a professor of biology and GHRC Chief Virologist at Texas A&M University. “Problem is we treat this as if our family or work, or our social group is the herd,” explained Dr. But baseball players are not in a secure bubble, and the broader population is still vaccinated at a much lower overall rate. The Yankees cleared MLB’s 85 percent threshold for lowered protocols at the end of April, and manager Aaron Boone said that “very few” members of their traveling party are not vaccinated. But they identified important questions for fully understanding the implications of the outbreak. Immunology and virology experts who spoke to Yahoo Sports on Thursday were not terribly surprised that fully vaccinated people were testing positive, particularly considering all the Yankees’ affected personnel got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Still, the accidental case study of post-vaccine positives could have implications for the remainder of the baseball season as well as the broader public. So far, eight people, including shortstop Gleyber Torres, have tested positive more than 14 days after being fully vaccinated.īecause the team has a high level of vaccinated personnel, the Yankees have not missed any games while weathering this outbreak, and seven of the eight cases have been asymptomatic. There’s no indication the team is going through another widespread outbreak, although the Yankees did put pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga on the COVID injured list recently.A coronavirus outbreak among vaccinated players and staff has “rocked” the New York Yankees and attracted the attention of the CDC this week. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, they are +800 to win the AL and +1800 to win the World Series.
The Yankees are in a tie for fourth place with the Blue Jays at the moment. New York is currently 46-43, putting the team eight games behind the Red Sox for the AL East lead. The Yankees were considered one of the preseason favorites to make the World Series, but the season has taken a lot of twists and turns. The Yankees are among the teams at MLB’s 85 percent vaccination threshold required to relax restrictions. The team canceled pregame batting practice ahead of a matchup with the Boston Red Sox to work through COVID testing and health and safety protocols, according to NJ.com’s Brendan Kuty. The New York Yankees might be facing another COVID outbreak. It is unclear what this means for the rest of the series.
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The division rivals were opening a four-game series coming out of the All-Stark break. UPDATE: The Thursday evening game has been postponed due to the Yankees COVID-19 issues, per Ken Rosenthal.
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