Shingles vaccine may lower dementia risk, study suggests

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A study suggests that older adults who received the shingles vaccine after a skilled nursing facility stay experienced a 24% reduced risk of dementia over four years compared to those unvaccinated.

Older adults who received a shingles vaccine after a stay in a skilled nursing facility had a 24% lower risk of being diagnosed with dementia over a four-year period than those who were not vaccinated, according to a new study.