A new analysis of a vaccination program in Wales found that the shingles vaccine appeared to lower new dementia diagnoses by 20% — more than any other known intervention.
I wouldn’t take my word for it, but yes. It’s usually from having had chickenpox as a kid, the herpes zoster virus hides dormant in your nerve stems, where the immune system cannot get to them.
I’d imagine any improvement to your immune response will help keep it in check.
I wouldn’t take my word for it, but yes. It’s usually from having had chickenpox as a kid, the herpes zoster virus hides dormant in your nerve stems, where the immune system cannot get to them. I’d imagine any improvement to your immune response will help keep it in check.