Jen Gunter Instagram – I wrote about the link between the shingles vaccine and a lower risk of dementia.
This is all observational data, so we can’t say cause and effect. (Something important to know about in general, because many health influencers cheery pick observational data to draw sweeping, and unsupported conclusions).
What we can say is there is growing observational data linking the shingles vaccine with a lower risk of dementia, and in this data the effect was more robust for women vs. men.
I am sure we’ll see more studies here, but we will likely be limited to observational data or unblinded studies as at this point it would be unethical to withhold an effective vaccine.
People should get the shingles vaccine at age 50 (in the U.S.) regardless of this data, or whenever they are eligible. It’s a good vaccine with a strong protective effect at 10 years. It may well be longer, but the studies only go for 10 years so far.
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