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Getting the shingles vaccine might help lower your risk of dementia more for women than for men—like a 25% drop for women versus 10% for men—so scientists think women’s immune systems might be responding differently to the vaccine.
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A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia
Cohort Study
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2025 MayThis study found that getting the shingles vaccine lowered the risk of dementia, and it worked better for women than for men — just like the claim says.
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