A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia

by | Apr 2, 2025 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

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Nature, Published online: 02 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08800-x

Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of 7 years by approximately one-fifth.

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