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[quote=Anonymous]Wanted to start a separate thread on this so folks would see it.

I'm a retired attorney who now works as a caregiver and have cared for a number of disabled and elder patients in recent years who suffered from shingles outbreaks, some repeatedly and some suffering from the not uncommon complication of persistent nerve damage (postherpetic neuralgia) for the remainder of their lives which caused significant pain and diminishment of quality of life in their final years.

Shingles can also cause blindness, deafness, paralysis, pneumonia and even in rare cases death - so it's nothing to shrug off.

But now we have substantial evidence that getting the shingles vaccine reduces the risk of developing dementia by substantial numbers, so there is a bonus benefit to enduring the side effects of the vaccine as soon as you are eligible (age 50).

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/02/study-finds-strongest-evidence-yet-that-shingles-vaccine-helps-cut-dementia-risk[/quote]

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