Natural experiment suggests shingles vaccine may protect against dementia
02-04-2025 23:45 via cbc.ca

Natural experiment suggests shingles vaccine may protect against dementia

A new study out of Wales has found those who received the shingles vaccine were 20 per cent less likely to develop dementia over the next seven years than those who did not receive the vaccine.
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