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Getting vaccinated against shingles could protect you from getting dementia, or slow the progression of the disease, says a new study (www.sciencefocus.com)

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[–] redparadise@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why are we getting vaccinated against singles?

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

To not get shingles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoster_vaccine

A zoster vaccine is a vaccine that reduces the incidence of herpes zoster (shingles), a disease caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, which is also responsible for chickenpox.

[–] akwd169@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago

I had shingles in my mid 20s and it was not fun, you might want to consider getting vaccinated