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Shingles vaccine reduces dementia risk by 20% over seven years 




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✅   Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk

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Older adults in Wales who had the jab were 20% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia that those not vaccinatedResearchers who tracked cases of dementia in Welsh adults have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that the shingles vaccination reduces the risk of developing the devastating brain disease.Health records of more than 280,000 older adults revealed that those who received a largely discontinued shingles vaccine called Zostavax were 20% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next seven years than those who went without. ...

The Guardian     Apr 02, 2025