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Kevin Ault

@kevinault.bsky.social

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Obstetrician-gynecologist with an interest in vaccines but also other topics - history, basketball and theater/music/movies. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-ault-15a93a46/ and https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=uwO23QkAAAAJ

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 2h

"Democracy is a precondition for lasting peace. However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence."

Maria Corina Machado has won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 1h

"I remember everything
Things I can't forget
The way you turned and smiled on me
On the night that we first met
And I remember every night
Your ocean eyes of blue"

John Prine, born #OTD in 1946 - #MusicSky.

Recorded shortly before his death from COVID in 2020.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L21T...

John Prine - "I Remember Everything"

YouTube video by John Prine

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 2h

Nobel Peace Prize 2025

www.nobelprize.org

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 16h

"A study... showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29 percent, their risk of hospitalizations by 39 percent and their risk of death by 64 percent. ”"
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 22h

"I've been out walking
I don't do too much talking, these days –
These days ... These days I seem to think a lot,
About the things that I forgot to do
And all the times I had the chance to"

Jackson Browne, also born #OTD in 1948.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=apkw...

Jackson Browne “These Days” (Live Performance)

YouTube video by Jackson Browne

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 22h

"Better recognize your brothers
Everyone you meet
Why in the world are we here
Surely not to live in pain and fear...

We all shine on
Like the moon, the sun and the stars"

John Lennon, born #OTD in 1940.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLy2...

INSTANT KARMA! (WE ALL SHINE ON). (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band

YouTube video by johnlennon

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Voices for Vaccines @voices4vaccines.bsky.social · 1d

This organization does important work around a complication of vaccine-preventable disease, and has helped us share some stories about influenza.

You should follow them!

ANE International @aneinternational.bsky.social · 2d

Neurological complications from #influenza - ANE is one that Doctors dread. It typically occurs in previously healthy children. ##vaccinessavelives #ANEawareness
Check our website for symptoms to be aware of. www.aneinternational.org

Voices for Vaccines @voices4vaccines.bsky.social · 2d

Influenza can cause or trigger a brain condition called ANE. Beckett experienced it last flu season.

With vaccines, we hope he doesn't have to again.

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 1d

I saw a high school production of the play a few years ago... it was powerful.

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 1d

#OTD in 1956, NY Yankee's pitcher Don Larsen threw a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers in game 5 of the World Series.

Enjoy this painting of that moment via graigkreindler.bsky.social - #BaseballSky.

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 2d

my FB memory from 2020.

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Ray E. Boomhower @rboomhower.bsky.social · 2d

"Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it, we must be prepared to extend it to everyone, whether they are rich or poor, whether they agree with us or not, no matter what their race or the color of their skin."
Wendell Willkie, Indiana's own, who died OTD in 1944

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 2d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 2d

"October 1918 would become the deadliest month in American history as a contagion the likes of which had not been seen since the days of the Black Death raged around the world."

The "Great Influenza" - #IDSky + #MedSky.

www.history.com/articles/spa...

Why October 1918 Was America's Deadliest Month Ever | HISTORY

More Americans died of the Spanish flu than in all the wars of the 20th century combined.

www.history.com

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 2d

happy birthday to John Mellencamp, 74 years young today.

#HoosierSky + #MusicSky.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rbn...

John Mellencamp - Small Town (Live at Farm Aid 2023)

YouTube video by Farm Aid

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 2d

more here about Dr. Baker via @nfidvaccines.bsky.social - www.nfid.org/podcast/a-ca...

A Career Dedicated to Protecting Pregnant Mothers and Infants with Carol J. Baker, MD – NFID

S2, E3: Carol J. Baker, MD, shares her perspectives on the most significant changes throughout her career, including the development of vaccines and antivirals as well as the inclusion of pregnant wom...

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 2d

"there is no question that GBS is a leading cause of disease and death in infants up to 3 months old. Worldwide, it sickens about 400,000 babies a year and kills at least 91,000"

A deep dive into group B strep vaccines - #MedSky + #ReproSky + #IDSky.

www.science.org/content/arti...

Vaccine given during pregnancy could protect babies from an invisible killer

Shots target group B streptococcus, a little-known microbe that can cause stillbirths and life-threatening disease in infants

www.science.org

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 3d

Walter Johnson and Babe Ruth pose for a photo before Game 1 of the 1925 World Series, 100 years ago #OTD.

Image via the baseballhall.org

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Graig Kreindler @graigkreindler.bsky.social · 3d

On this day in 2006, John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil passed away at the age of 94. It's hard to say whether I've ever seen a better ambassador for the sport (especially the Negro Leagues) since I’ve been a fan. Here's a color study of the great man later in life--I wish I could have met him.

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 3d

via the Matthew Shepard Foundation.

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 3d

Ugh... that's awful. I remember going to a "retirement" reception for an attending who had liver failure to hepatitis B. That physician was in their 40s.

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 3d

In the USA, it is recommended for everyone up to age 60. Sorry you had to pay for this vaccine. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination in Adults Aged 19–59 Years ...

This report describes updated hepatitis B vaccination ...

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 3d

a common story from the 1970s and 1980s, unfortunately.

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 4d

“The notion that hepatitis B is only confined to transmission for prostitutes, drug users, etc., is such an ignorant and uninformed way of approaching infectious disease” - Dr. Jason Goldman of @acpimphysicians.bsky.social.

Bingo... #MedSky + #IDSky

www.medscape.com/s/viewarticl...