Kurtis Sauder
@kurtissauder.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandfather, and pediatrician who enjoys sports, fishing, reading, running, music, and anything outdoors
University of Virginia MD 1993
Eastern Mennonite College BS 1989
https://www.valleypedgroup.com/
University of Virginia MD 1993
Eastern Mennonite College BS 1989
https://www.valleypedgroup.com/
28 million patients aged 18-59, followed for a median of almost four years, 25% decrease in all-cause mortality for folks who received COVID vaccine
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COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
28 million patients aged 18-59, followed for a median of almost four years, 25% decrease in all-cause mortality for folks who received COVID vaccine
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Of the 1,895 people detained by ICE, 1,271 lacked any criminal record.
Only 28 arrestees —1.5% — had been convicted of a violent felony or sex crime.
Only 28 arrestees —1.5% — had been convicted of a violent felony or sex crime.
Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record.
Newly released federal data shows that immigration agents booked in roughly 1,900 immigrants in the first half of Operation Midway Blitz – two-thirds of whom had no known criminal convictions or pe…
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December 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Of the 1,895 people detained by ICE, 1,271 lacked any criminal record.
Only 28 arrestees —1.5% — had been convicted of a violent felony or sex crime.
Only 28 arrestees —1.5% — had been convicted of a violent felony or sex crime.
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6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
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Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of Modified mRNA Influenza Vaccine
Yes, safe and effective! mRNA may be able to closely match influenza variant and vaccine.
www.nejm.org/doi/ful...
1/8
Yes, safe and effective! mRNA may be able to closely match influenza variant and vaccine.
www.nejm.org/doi/ful...
1/8
Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of Modified mRNA Influenza Vaccine | NEJM
Influenza remains a major health burden despite the use of licensed vaccines. Nucleoside-modified
messenger RNA (modRNA) influenza vaccines have shown promising immunogenicity against
influenza and...
www.nejm.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of Modified mRNA Influenza Vaccine
Yes, safe and effective! mRNA may be able to closely match influenza variant and vaccine.
www.nejm.org/doi/ful...
1/8
Yes, safe and effective! mRNA may be able to closely match influenza variant and vaccine.
www.nejm.org/doi/ful...
1/8
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“More than a decade after the first HPV vaccination programmes rolled out, data from multiple countries reveals a dramatic fall in cervical cancers and precancers, confirming that HPV vaccines are highly effective and extremely safe”
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
The HPV vaccine is erasing cancer – here's the proof
More than a decade after the first HPV vaccination programmes rolled out, data from multiple countries reveals a dramatic fall in cervical cancers and precancers, confirming that HPV vaccines are high...
www.gavi.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“More than a decade after the first HPV vaccination programmes rolled out, data from multiple countries reveals a dramatic fall in cervical cancers and precancers, confirming that HPV vaccines are highly effective and extremely safe”
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
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“The consequences extend beyond lost money. Hazardous gambling is correlated with increased rates of anxiety and depression, and young men who engage in it are more likely to slide into a full-blown gambling addiction. Boys who frequently gamble miss more classes, perform worse in school”
The rise of sports betting is a growing public health crisis
Sports betting is more addictive than ever, and millions of young Americans are paying the price.
www.statnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“The consequences extend beyond lost money. Hazardous gambling is correlated with increased rates of anxiety and depression, and young men who engage in it are more likely to slide into a full-blown gambling addiction. Boys who frequently gamble miss more classes, perform worse in school”
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Reminder that parents outliving their kids was total thing in the pre-vaccine, pre-antibiotics era, making headstones like these common as dirt. Here are three—out of hundreds and hundreds—in my local cemetery…🧵
Six-year-old Edith:
Six-year-old Edith:
October 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Reminder that parents outliving their kids was total thing in the pre-vaccine, pre-antibiotics era, making headstones like these common as dirt. Here are three—out of hundreds and hundreds—in my local cemetery…🧵
Six-year-old Edith:
Six-year-old Edith:
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Attempted eradication of smallmouth bass promotes rapid evolution. Here's the study that is the focus of the Scientific American article: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
October 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Attempted eradication of smallmouth bass promotes rapid evolution. Here's the study that is the focus of the Scientific American article: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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You. Do. Not. Try. To. Prove. Your. Hypothesis.
That is completely backwards.
The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart.
Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst
That is completely backwards.
The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart.
Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
You. Do. Not. Try. To. Prove. Your. Hypothesis.
That is completely backwards.
The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart.
Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst
That is completely backwards.
The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart.
Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst
Beautiful evening in the Blue Ridge Mountains
October 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Beautiful evening in the Blue Ridge Mountains
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A landmark new study in JAMA Pediatrics shows the HPV vaccine is doing exactly what it promised & more. 17yrs after rollout, adolescent vaccination has slashed HPV infxns not only among those vaccinated but also those unvaccinated, showing powerful herd protection.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Population-Level Effectiveness and Herd Protection 17 Years After HPV Vaccine
This cross-sectional study investigates population-level effectiveness and herd protection in the first 17 years after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescent girls and young women at ...
jamanetwork.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A landmark new study in JAMA Pediatrics shows the HPV vaccine is doing exactly what it promised & more. 17yrs after rollout, adolescent vaccination has slashed HPV infxns not only among those vaccinated but also those unvaccinated, showing powerful herd protection.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Looking up something in the Boston census of 1900, and these are just other families on the same pages.
2 children surviving out of 14
1 child surviving out of 5
0 children surviving out of 10
3 children surviving out of 4
2 children surviving out of 14
1 child surviving out of 5
0 children surviving out of 10
3 children surviving out of 4
September 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Looking up something in the Boston census of 1900, and these are just other families on the same pages.
2 children surviving out of 14
1 child surviving out of 5
0 children surviving out of 10
3 children surviving out of 4
2 children surviving out of 14
1 child surviving out of 5
0 children surviving out of 10
3 children surviving out of 4
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Most people in Mexico and Canada say the United States is their country's greatest threat.
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
September 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Most people in Mexico and Canada say the United States is their country's greatest threat.
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family calls for his resignation
www.axios.com/2025/09/05/r...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family calls for his resignation
Critics say he is undermining trust in vaccines and public health.
www.axios.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family calls for his resignation
www.axios.com/2025/09/05/r...
www.axios.com/2025/09/05/r...
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⚡️Less than 24 hrs after #Ebola outbreak declared in #DRC Kasai, we have the genome sequence.
🧬 99.52% similar to 1976 Yambuku strain → points to a new spillover, not linked to 2007 Luebo or 2008–09 Mweka outbreaks
Rapid science guiding response.
🔗 virological.org/t/the-16th-e...
🧬 99.52% similar to 1976 Yambuku strain → points to a new spillover, not linked to 2007 Luebo or 2008–09 Mweka outbreaks
Rapid science guiding response.
🔗 virological.org/t/the-16th-e...
The 16th Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Bulape Health Zone, Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A new spillover event from an unknown reservoir host
Background The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently facing concurrent outbreaks including mpox, cholera and malaria (1-4). The Ministry of Public Health, DRC has declared the 16th Ebola...
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September 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
⚡️Less than 24 hrs after #Ebola outbreak declared in #DRC Kasai, we have the genome sequence.
🧬 99.52% similar to 1976 Yambuku strain → points to a new spillover, not linked to 2007 Luebo or 2008–09 Mweka outbreaks
Rapid science guiding response.
🔗 virological.org/t/the-16th-e...
🧬 99.52% similar to 1976 Yambuku strain → points to a new spillover, not linked to 2007 Luebo or 2008–09 Mweka outbreaks
Rapid science guiding response.
🔗 virological.org/t/the-16th-e...
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Well, you're the FDA Commissioner, so tell us. What do the data say?
No? Here, I'll help you.
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CDC: deaths within 42 days of mRNA vaccination were below background (expected) rates in every age group, including ages 6 months–17 years
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
No? Here, I'll help you.
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CDC: deaths within 42 days of mRNA vaccination were below background (expected) rates in every age group, including ages 6 months–17 years
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
September 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Well, you're the FDA Commissioner, so tell us. What do the data say?
No? Here, I'll help you.
Thread [1/5 ]
CDC: deaths within 42 days of mRNA vaccination were below background (expected) rates in every age group, including ages 6 months–17 years
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
No? Here, I'll help you.
Thread [1/5 ]
CDC: deaths within 42 days of mRNA vaccination were below background (expected) rates in every age group, including ages 6 months–17 years
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
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She spent years spouting conspiracy theories about vaccines. Now, as measles rages in her home of Alberta, she’s trying to convince vax-hesitant parents to inoculate their kids. https://macleans.ca/longforms/confessions-of-an-ex-anti-vaxxer/
Confessions of an Ex-Anti-Vaxxer - Macleans.ca
I spent years spouting conspiracy theories about vaccines. Now, as measles rages in my home of Alberta, I’m trying to convince vax-hesitant parents to inoculate their kids.
macleans.ca
September 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
She spent years spouting conspiracy theories about vaccines. Now, as measles rages in her home of Alberta, she’s trying to convince vax-hesitant parents to inoculate their kids. https://macleans.ca/longforms/confessions-of-an-ex-anti-vaxxer/
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🚨DRC yesterday reported 7 deaths and 13 suspected cases of Ebola Zaire strain in Mweka territory, according to local news.
Samples have been sent to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa for confirmation.
Radio silence from regular US CDC channels.
Samples have been sent to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa for confirmation.
Radio silence from regular US CDC channels.
September 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🚨DRC yesterday reported 7 deaths and 13 suspected cases of Ebola Zaire strain in Mweka territory, according to local news.
Samples have been sent to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa for confirmation.
Radio silence from regular US CDC channels.
Samples have been sent to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa for confirmation.
Radio silence from regular US CDC channels.
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Yesterday the ministry of health in the Dr Congo reported on a suspected outbreak of hemorrhagic fever virus in its Kasai province. so far there have been 10 suspected cases and 6 deaths.
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Kasaï : 6 morts déjà enregistrés sur 10 cas suspects de fièvre hémorragique virale à Bulape
Le ministère de la Santé publique, Hygiène et Prévention sociale, à travers le Centre des Opérations d’Urgences de Santé Publique (COUSP), annonce avoir activé le mode alerte suite à la détection de p...
actualite.cd
September 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Yesterday the ministry of health in the Dr Congo reported on a suspected outbreak of hemorrhagic fever virus in its Kasai province. so far there have been 10 suspected cases and 6 deaths.
actualite.cd/2025/09/03/k...
actualite.cd/2025/09/03/k...
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My quote of the day
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
September 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
My quote of the day
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege