Interesting article and findings: "Shingle vaccine guards against dementia"

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https://www.sciencealert.com/shingles-vaccine-guards-against-dementia-study-reveals
This study took place in Wales and the gist of it is that preventing viruses that are thought to create amyloid plaque (which is thought to contrbute to the development of dementia) is what the shingles vaccine actually brings to the table.

Geaton777 · Accepted Answer

For the record, I'm not a pro- or anti- vaxxer, I would consider myself a medication minimalist. Vaccinations are not the issue in the article but the finding that maybe viruses are what causes amyloid plaque buildup in the brain, contributing to ALZ and cognitive decline.

MargaretMcKen · Answer

It made the national news in Oz as well. Anything that reduces AZ is really really big news. And I’ve coped with MIL and DH with serious shingles (MIL’s got her eye), and it’s horrible, particularly for older people. Bring it on!

Fawnby · Answer

Jwellsy - seriously??? If you’d ever had shingles or measles, you’d wish you’d been fully vaccinated for both. If anyone is trying to “scare” people into being vaccinated, they’re doing them a huge favor.

Geaton777 · Answer

I don't think it's only the shingles vax but any vax that prevents certain types of viruses. If you read the actual article you'll find that it just so happened to center around the shingles vax in Wales unintentionally, but it could have been any other vax that prevents a virus.

jwellsy · Answer

Sounds like a scare tactic to me to sell more jabs. What's the difference between a shingles shot and a measles shot?

Grandma1954 · Answer

wow interesting. I will have to read this.
I have had my 2 stage Shingles vaccine! Fingers crossed🤞

Interesting article and findings: "Shingle vaccine guards against dementia"

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