Matt WillemsenDoes shingles vaccination cut dementia risk? Large study hints at a link
Analysis of nearly 300,000 people finds an association between the shingles jab and a lower rate of dementia — but questions linger.
The analysis found that getting the vaccine lowers the risk of dementia by 20%. But some puzzling aspects of the analysis have stirred debate about the work’s robustness.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01824-1 3shingles #vaccine #dementia #Zostavax
Analysis of nearly 300,000 people finds an association between the shingles jab and a lower rate of dementia — but questions linger.
The analysis found that getting the vaccine lowers the risk of dementia by 20%. But some puzzling aspects of the analysis have stirred debate about the work’s robustness.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01824-1 3shingles #vaccine #dementia #Zostavax
