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Listen: Ex-Yankee Gregorius Invites COVID Recoverers To Join Clinical Trial

An illustration picture shows vials with COVID-19 vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of U.S. biotechnology company Moderna on November 17.
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An illustration picture shows vials with COVID-19 vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of U.S. biotechnology company Moderna on November 17.

As he weighs free agent offers this offseason, former Yankee Didi Gregorius is partnering with Johns Hopkins to encourage folks who have tested positive for coronavirus to enroll in a clinical trial for a new covid therapy. 

Johns Hopkins wants to see if plasma drawn from an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient and injected into someone who has tested positive within 6 days could help that newly diagnosed patient recover faster. 

Gregorius has a personal interest in this: His longtime kidney condition is an underlying condition that puts him more at risk for a particularly negative outcome should he contract COVID-19.  

He spoke on "All Things Considered" about his Johns Hopkins partnership, what it was like play baseball during a pandemic and his feelings about his years with the Yankee.

Hear the interview below:

  

John Henry Smith is Connecticut Public’s host of All Things Considered, its flagship afternoon news program. He's proud to be a part of the team that won a regional Emmy Award for The Vote: A Connecticut Conversation. In his 21st year as a professional broadcaster, he’s covered both news and sports.

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