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I am actually very interested to see the data play out with the first generation of people who received the chickenpox vaccine as kids (millennials). If you hav
by sylens 1y ago
I am actually very interested to see the data play out with the first generation of people who received the chickenpox vaccine as kids (millennials). If you have chickenpox, then you're at risk for shingles later in life, which seems to be a contributing factor to dementia in some individuals. But if an entire generation isn't at risk of shingles, we would probably expect to see a statistically significant drop in dementia as well.
- astura 1y ago>I am actually very interested to see the data play out with the first generation of people who received the chickenpox vaccine as kids (millennials). Excuse me? The vast majority of millennials did not receive the chicken pox vaccine as it was not FDA approved until 1995. The youngest millennials were born in 1996. The oldest millennials were already in high school by 1995.
- sylens 1y agoI guess I could be wrong here - I know that myself and several other friends got it as kids once it was released. It was given to us later than many of our other vaccines.
- astura 1y ago>I guess I could be wrong here The only people in the US who have received an immunization for chicken pox were those who were NOT exposed to the chicken pox virus prior to 1995 (the first year it was available). Before immunizations almost everyone got chicken pox in the first few years of life. Thus the majority of people born between 1981 and 1996 were exposed to the chicken pox virus before 1995 and weren't eligible for immunization. I was born in the early 80s and got chicken pox in 1993. It was considered very late at the time, everyone was like "wow, how have you not had chicken pox before?"