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Getting the shingles vaccine might help older adults stay sharper longer — a study found they were 16% less likely to develop mild memory problems in the first few years after vaccination.
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Recombinant zoster vaccine is associated with a reduced risk of dementia
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2026 Feb 9The study found that older adults who got the shingles vaccine were much less likely to develop dementia, which is a serious memory problem. Since mild memory issues (MCI) often come before dementia, this suggests the vaccine might also help protect against those early memory problems.
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