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Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk
- gnabgib 2y agoRelated: Evidence mounts that shingles vaccines protect against dementia (42 points, 8 months ago, 14 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41073127 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41073127 Evidence that the shingles vaccine prevents a good chunk of dementia cases (667 points, 2 years ago, 273 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36083620 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36083620
- stevenwoo 2y agoThis study used the national rollout of the vaccine in Wales so they had closer to randomized trials without doing randomized trials if that makes sense. In the USA (where a lot of prior data came from) people who got the vaccine may not represent that sort of data due to insurance and vaccine hesitancy. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08800-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08800-x