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Study suggests shingles vaccine may lower dementia risk
(www.brown.edu)
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this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2026
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Imagine how it felt having it in your 20s and now imagine having it at 70+.
At 50 you know by now you don't heal or recover from colds as fast as you did at 20, so getting the shingles vaccine between now and 60 is basically insurance against feeling that ever again.