Why wont most teams announce who has covid?

Skeely · 07-02-2020, 11:07 PM

So i noticed many teams if not all are saying its against policy to release names of players with covid. I get that they are not taking gambling or cards in to effect but at least for the fan sake it would be nice to know who is sick and whether they are safe as well as if they are going to play. That being said i can confirm that aquino does not have it as I messaged his cousin in spanish (google translate) on instagram and he confirmed that for me lmao. So i guess my question is wether or not you think they will be required to announce it eventually.

pewe · 07-02-2020, 11:18 PM

HIPAA regulation means it’s against the law for the teams to release who has Covid

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Skeely · 07-02-2020, 11:19 PM

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HIPAA regulation means it’s against the law for the teams to release who has Covid

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so basically we can only know based on who confirms whether they are clean or not on social media

pewe · 07-02-2020, 11:21 PM

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so basically we can only know based on who confirms whether they are clean or not on social media

More detail: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...ve-coronavirus

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Skeely · 07-02-2020, 11:24 PM

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More detail: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...ve-coronavirus

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sweet i searched it on google and just missed this. thanks

pewe · 07-02-2020, 11:32 PM

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sweet i searched it on google and just missed this. thanks

As chance would have it I spotted this article yesterday, so I was just right place at right time

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ken161 · 07-02-2020, 11:34 PM

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So i guess my question is wether or not you think they will be required to announce it eventually.

Good question. I asked my sister - who is a nurse - and she said it's nobody's business. I believe patient privacy is a big part of the Hippocratic oath and medical professionals get this drilled into them. I've never heard my sister talk about work other than in general terms.

To answer your question, I'd be surprised if the list were released by the teams although the players may eventually announce if they've tested positive.

NickStam · 07-03-2020, 06:04 AM

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So i noticed many teams if not all are saying its against policy to release names of players with covid. I get that they are not taking gambling or cards in to effect but at least for the fan sake it would be nice to know who is sick and whether they are safe as well as if they are going to play. That being said i can confirm that aquino does not have it as I messaged his cousin in spanish (google translate) on instagram and he confirmed that for me lmao. So i guess my question is wether or not you think they will be required to announce it eventually.

I know they're professional athletes, and it would be helpful to know, but imagine if your employer put out a press release saying 'Skeely has come down with Lyme's disease.' 'Skeely has a rash and is being tested for various STDs.'

At work, when someone is out on disability, you cannot even ask, or be entitled to know why, so this isn't that surprising.

Archangel1775 · 07-03-2020, 09:21 AM

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This is it

NYBBFAN · 07-03-2020, 09:36 AM

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That’s partly true. The part is that “player has coronavirus” isn’t approved messaging in the CBA.

ucLAkers · 07-03-2020, 10:32 AM

Yea who was this?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mlb.nbc...us-spread/amp/

Hollywood42 · 07-03-2020, 11:07 AM

No surprise they won't announce who tested positive, but I'd think once we get into it, it would be pretty easy to tell. Oh, this guy suddenly isn't showing up anymore with no reason announced, after the team announces X number of positive cases? It's a mystery!

PejaD · 07-03-2020, 11:57 AM

I think most players who get it will eventually choose to disclose it publicly. There is no negative PR ramifications around disclosing it unless they went to a blatant "COVID party" or something to those effects. Most baseball fans probably didn't even know who Tommy Hottovy was until he told of his bout with COVID.

marl1220 · 07-03-2020, 12:09 PM

For probably the same reason that we don't go to the papers and tell them we have Covid. It's no one's business.

doowopbruce · 07-03-2020, 12:21 PM

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For probably the same reason that we don't go to the papers and tell them we have Covid. It's no one's business.

I couldn't agree more.

NeedChapmans · 07-03-2020, 12:24 PM

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For probably the same reason that we don't go to the papers and tell them we have Covid. It's no one's business.

I'm kinda confused by that; isn't the whole point for everyone to know you have COVID?

doowopbruce · 07-03-2020, 12:28 PM

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I'm kinda confused by that; isn't the whole point for everyone to know you have COVID?

No ones business.

JeremyNick · 07-03-2020, 12:50 PM

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I'm kinda confused by that; isn't the whole point for everyone to know you have COVID?

It’s no one’s business if you have COVID other than contact tracing to let you know whether or not you’ve been exposed to someone with COVID. The who is irrelevant. That is your private information that is legally withheld by anyone but you.

Archangel1775 · 07-03-2020, 12:51 PM

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I'm kinda confused by that; isn't the whole point for everyone to know you have COVID?

The individual can volunteer the information to their employer(they usually do) but it's definitely not something the employer can tell the world.

marl1220 · 07-03-2020, 12:56 PM

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I'm kinda confused by that; isn't the whole point for everyone to know you have COVID?

For what reason?

NeedChapmans · 07-03-2020, 12:59 PM

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It’s no one’s business if you have COVID other than contact tracing to let you know whether or not you’ve been exposed to someone with COVID. The who is irrelevant. That is your private information that is legally withheld by anyone but you.

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For what reason?

Well I'm kind of confused is all. I am constantly told that the risk is not about me, it's the risk I pose to others. So my obvious question is how can I not let people around me know that I am COVID positive? I thought that was the point.

And if the rebuttal is well you tell your employer, you tell the doctors, you tell the people tracking and tracing, you tell your friends and family ... but you better not tell John Q public; OK I guess. It's not like they're not going to find out anyway.

doowopbruce · 07-03-2020, 01:03 PM

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Well I'm kind of confused is all. I am constantly told that the risk is not about me, it's the risk I pose to others. So my obvious question is how can I not let people around me know that I am COVID positive? I thought that was the point.

And if the rebuttal is well you tell your employer, you tell the doctors, you tell the people tracking and tracing, you tell your friends and family ... but you better not tell John Q public; OK I guess. It's not like they're not going to find out anyway.

There isn't anyone around you if you're social distancing.

NeedChapmans · 07-03-2020, 01:07 PM

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There isn't anyone around you if you're social distancing.

I have heard 1,000 different times from coaches and teams that player X has the flu. To my knowledge, it's never been a privileged thing in sports and I don't recall any manager getting fired or fined for saying the flu has been going around the clubhouse.

So I don't understand the difference here. I'm not being argumentative or obtuse about it, I truly don't see why one is protected while for the history of the sports, other viruses like the flu have been openly known to the public.

marl1220 · 07-03-2020, 01:21 PM

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Well I'm kind of confused is all. I am constantly told that the risk is not about me, it's the risk I pose to others. So my obvious question is how can I not let people around me know that I am COVID positive? I thought that was the point.

And if the rebuttal is well you tell your employer, you tell the doctors, you tell the people tracking and tracing, you tell your friends and family ... but you better not tell John Q public; OK I guess. It's not like they're not going to find out anyway.

Why are you going out around others if you're COVID positive? And to your second point. That is completely your choice. If you wan to tell the world your health issues then go for it. There are laws in place to keep people personal medical information private for a reason.

NeedChapmans · 07-03-2020, 01:22 PM

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Why are you going out around others if you're COVID positive? And to your second point. That is completely your choice. If you wan to tell the world your health issues then go for it. There are laws in place to keep people personal medical information private for a reason.

But as I noted, those laws never applied when players had the flu. So is this another case of history starting in 2020?

07-02-2020, 11:07 PM	#1
Skeely Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 1,553	Why wont most teams announce who has covid? So i noticed many teams if not all are saying its against policy to release names of players with covid. I get that they are not taking gambling or cards in to effect but at least for the fan sake it would be nice to know who is sick and whether they are safe as well as if they are going to play. That being said i can confirm that aquino does not have it as I messaged his cousin in spanish (google translate) on instagram and he confirmed that for me lmao. So i guess my question is wether or not you think they will be required to announce it eventually.

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Hollywood42 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minnesota Posts: 39,502 Hollywood42	No surprise they won't announce who tested positive, but I'd think once we get into it, it would be pretty easy to tell. Oh, this guy suddenly isn't showing up anymore with no reason announced, after the team announces X number of positive cases? It's a mystery! __________________ Collecting the Twins All my PC wants/haves available at hollywood42cards.com

07-02-2020, 11:18 PM	#2
pewe Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 26,641	HIPAA regulation means it’s against the law for the teams to release who has Covid Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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ucLAkers Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: CaliZona Posts: 8,606 mintrobmint Totally Sucks	Yea who was this? https://www.google.com/amp/s/mlb.nbc...us-spread/amp/

07-03-2020, 11:57 AM	#13
PejaD Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 4,071	I think most players who get it will eventually choose to disclose it publicly. There is no negative PR ramifications around disclosing it unless they went to a blatant "COVID party" or something to those effects. Most baseball fans probably didn't even know who Tommy Hottovy was until he told of his bout with COVID.

07-03-2020, 12:09 PM	#14
marl1220 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 9,823	For probably the same reason that we don't go to the papers and tell them we have Covid. It's no one's business.