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Gabriela Galvin

Shingles vaccine tied to a 20% lower risk of dementia among older people

Older adults who got the shingles vaccine may be at significantly lower risk of developing dementia, a new study in Wales has found.

The study, which was published in the journal Nature, included about 283,000 older adults who were either deemed eligible or not to receive the shingles jab due to a quirk in Welsh vaccine policy.

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