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/
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
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“The rise of anti-science & anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians & patients. It has made routine preventive care feel like walking into an ideological minefield……it is making it harder & sometimes nearly impossible to protect patients’ health” 👇👇👇
It’s not just pediatricians who are dealing with this. I wrote about my experience when it comes to trying to get patients vaccines
It’s not only difficult but it is causing a rift in the patient-doctor relationship
www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
It’s not only difficult but it is causing a rift in the patient-doctor relationship
www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients
“The rise of anti-science and anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians and patients.”
www.statnews.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“The rise of anti-science & anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians & patients. It has made routine preventive care feel like walking into an ideological minefield……it is making it harder & sometimes nearly impossible to protect patients’ health” 👇👇👇
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A family member is a pediatrician working in a city
Chatting with her about what kind of impact RFK Jr’s actions have had is incredibly disturbing/dispiriting
For every day docs & nurses & other pediatric clinicians, RFK Jr has made their jobs much harder—& children’s lives immeasurably worse 😢
Chatting with her about what kind of impact RFK Jr’s actions have had is incredibly disturbing/dispiriting
For every day docs & nurses & other pediatric clinicians, RFK Jr has made their jobs much harder—& children’s lives immeasurably worse 😢
December 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A family member is a pediatrician working in a city
Chatting with her about what kind of impact RFK Jr’s actions have had is incredibly disturbing/dispiriting
For every day docs & nurses & other pediatric clinicians, RFK Jr has made their jobs much harder—& children’s lives immeasurably worse 😢
Chatting with her about what kind of impact RFK Jr’s actions have had is incredibly disturbing/dispiriting
For every day docs & nurses & other pediatric clinicians, RFK Jr has made their jobs much harder—& children’s lives immeasurably worse 😢
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There's an outbreak of salmonella in raw oysters: 64 cases in 22 states, with 20 hospitalizations, per CDC. It's not clear yet if there is a certain region or distributor implicated
December 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
There's an outbreak of salmonella in raw oysters: 64 cases in 22 states, with 20 hospitalizations, per CDC. It's not clear yet if there is a certain region or distributor implicated
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#COVID19 vaccination before or during pregnancy was associated with lower risks of hospitalization, ICU admission, and preterm birth among those infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Canada.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#COVID19 vaccination before or during pregnancy was associated with lower risks of hospitalization, ICU admission, and preterm birth among those infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Canada.
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#COVID hospitalization tied to 69% higher risk of death for up to 2 years
Adults aged 40 to 64 had more than double the risk of their matched peers.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Adults aged 40 to 64 had more than double the risk of their matched peers.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
December 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
#COVID hospitalization tied to 69% higher risk of death for up to 2 years
Adults aged 40 to 64 had more than double the risk of their matched peers.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Adults aged 40 to 64 had more than double the risk of their matched peers.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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...
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...
jamanetwork.com
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