One vaccine protects against shingles and dementia

A shingles vaccine could delay the onset of dementia, according to a new study. — dpa

The shingles vaccine given to people in Britain could delay the onset of dementia, according to a new study.

The finding, which experts say is “convincing”, shows that the adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine is linked to at least a 17% drop in dementia diagnoses in the six years after vaccination than the previously-used live zoster vaccine.