This World Immunisation Week (24–30 April 2025), people across the West Midlands are being urged to check that they are up to ...

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(CNN) — Although the two-dose shingles vaccine may force you to lay low for a day or two after getting the shot, it’s over 90 ...

The link between the zoster vaccine and a lower dementia risk has been strengthened in new research. A study by Stanford Medicine, published in the journal Nature on April 2, found that the ...

A large quasi-experimental study in Australia found that adults eligible for free shingles vaccination based on their date of ...

Mounting evidence suggests that vaccination against the varicella zoster virus—which causes chickenpox in children and triggers shingles in adults—also protects the brain. Several recent ...

littlewolf1989 – stock.adobe.com Researchers analyzed the health records of over 280,000 older adults in Wales and found that those who received the shingles vaccine were 20% less likely to ...

Researchers at Stanford University found evidence that suggests the shingles vaccine lowers the risk of developing dementia. Evidence from the study suggested the vaccine cut the risk of ...

(CNN) — Although the two-dose shingles vaccine may force you to lay low for a day or two after getting the shot, it’s over 90% effective against this painful disease and its complications.