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Women who got two shots of the shingles vaccine seem to have a bigger drop in their risk of getting dementia compared to men who got the same shots — maybe because men and women’s bodies react differently to the vaccine.
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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 getting two shots of the shingles vaccine was linked to a lower risk of dementia, and this benefit was even stronger for women than for men — just like the claim says.
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