CNN: What vaccine is recommended to prevent shingles? Who should get it? Wen: The US Centers for Disease Control and ...

A recent article by Harvard Medical School discussed an unexpected benefit that the shingles vaccine might provide ...

Previous research has shown a link between the shingles vaccine and dementia — for example, a 2024 study by the University of Oxford found that the newer recombinant shingles vaccine ...

In 2024, a study of 200,000 U.S. older adults showed the recombinant subunit zoster vaccine (Shingrix) was associated with a larger reduction in dementia risk than the live zoster vaccine.

Analysis of a Welsh program offering live-attenuated shingles vaccines to people born after a certain date showed a 20 percent relative drop in dementia risk.

Previous research in July 2024 hinted that the older live shingles vaccine might offer some protection, but that vaccine has been discontinued in favor of the recombinant version. Researchers ...

The current study assessed dementia risk in people who had received the older vaccine, which used a live-attenuated form of the virus. Shingrix is a recombinant zoster vaccine. David Cutler ...

CNN: What vaccine is recommended to prevent shingles? Who should get it? Wen: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends two doses of the recombinant zoster vaccine, called ...