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Never gotten the flu vaccine before. Biggest fear in life is alzheimers. Guess I will get the flu vaccine annually going forward.

wincy 4y ago
The also allude to “other vaccines” in this article. Googled it and they mean the pneumococcal vaccines also gave a protective effect. So maybe get those. If you just tell your doctor you’re an alcoholic they’ll give it to you.
- ncmncm 4y ago
  Not just those. Tdap shows a 40% effect size, too. Better get your shingles and/or chicken pox, too.
  - loeg 4y ago
    Chicken pox and shingles are the same virus. If you've had chickenpox, they won't give you that vaccine. But you should definitely get the shingles vaccine either way, if possible (CDC is still denying it to adults under 50, even though shingles affects adults under 50).
    - ncmncm 4y ago
      Your facts are opposite to reality. If you had chicken pox (even asymptomatic), that puts you at especial risk for shingles; not surprisingly, as it is a retrovirus. I had chicken pox, and got the shingles vaccine. They did not ask.
      - loeg 4y ago
        Not everyone who has had chicken pox is aware they’ve had it. That’s why everyone should get the shingles vaccine.
seydor 4y ago
Participants in the study were on average 75 years old.
- wonderwonder 4y ago
  My family has an unfortunate history of not living past 65, so may as well start now :)
loeg 4y ago
Worth getting anyway -- the flu is pretty miserable.
- Auracle 4y ago
  Sure, but I believe for every 70 years you take the flu vaccine you’ll prevent yourself from getting the flu once. It will probably lessen the severity of the flu the other time or two you get it, though. Frankly, Alzheimer’s prevention makes it seem a hell of a lot more worthwhile to those that are young and healthy.
HKH2 4y ago
You could learn another language if you haven't already. That apparently helps slow the onset of Alzheimer's.
ncmncm 4y ago
And Tdap, chicken pox, and shingles. It is not known whether spacing them out is better, for this specific purpose, or all at once. It is easy to invent plausible arguments for each. Only the data can choose.

wincy 4y ago

The also allude to “other vaccines” in this article. Googled it and they mean the pneumococcal vaccines also gave a protective effect. So maybe get those. If you just tell your doctor you’re an alcoholic they’ll give it to you.

ncmncm 4y ago
Not just those. Tdap shows a 40% effect size, too. Better get your shingles and/or chicken pox, too.
- loeg 4y ago
  Chicken pox and shingles are the same virus. If you've had chickenpox, they won't give you that vaccine. But you should definitely get the shingles vaccine either way, if possible (CDC is still denying it to adults under 50, even though shingles affects adults under 50).
  - ncmncm 4y ago
    Your facts are opposite to reality. If you had chicken pox (even asymptomatic), that puts you at especial risk for shingles; not surprisingly, as it is a retrovirus. I had chicken pox, and got the shingles vaccine. They did not ask.
    - loeg 4y ago
      Not everyone who has had chicken pox is aware they’ve had it. That’s why everyone should get the shingles vaccine.

seydor 4y ago

Participants in the study were on average 75 years old.

wonderwonder 4y ago
My family has an unfortunate history of not living past 65, so may as well start now :)

loeg 4y ago

Worth getting anyway -- the flu is pretty miserable.

Auracle 4y ago
Sure, but I believe for every 70 years you take the flu vaccine you’ll prevent yourself from getting the flu once. It will probably lessen the severity of the flu the other time or two you get it, though. Frankly, Alzheimer’s prevention makes it seem a hell of a lot more worthwhile to those that are young and healthy.

HKH2 4y ago

You could learn another language if you haven't already. That apparently helps slow the onset of Alzheimer's.

ncmncm 4y ago

And Tdap, chicken pox, and shingles. It is not known whether spacing them out is better, for this specific purpose, or all at once. It is easy to invent plausible arguments for each. Only the data can choose.