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Shingles vaccine found to cut dementia risk by 20% | The findings bolster a growing body of research linking the vaccine to lower numbers of dementia cases.


Taking advantage of a unique public health policy in the UK, a new study has found that receiving the shingles vaccine reduces dementia risk by 20%. The findings bolster a growing body of research linking the vaccine to lower numbers of dementia cases.

Taking advantage of a unique public health policy in the UK, a new study has found that receiving the shingles vaccine reduces dementia risk by 20%. The researchers obtained detailed electronic health record data from 282,541 adults who resided in Wales and did not have a diagnosis of dementia when the country’s shingles vaccine program started. Determined to explore all avenues when it came to variables, the researchers used alternative methods to rigorously analyze their data, using different age ranges or looking only at deaths attributed to dementia, for example.

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