I was sweating the Shingles shots (it's 2 shots, 2 months apart), because I didn't want to get shingles, and kick myself the entire time for procrastinating. When I walked out after the second shot, knowing I was protected, I actually felt good.

Now it's helping against dementia, too? Awesome.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I can't get it because I'm too old now.

[–] albbi@piefed.ca 1 points 8 minutes ago* (last edited 8 minutes ago)

Weird, all information about the shingles vaccine I've seen just says 50 or older.

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

For some reason i think of the myth that got spread around about wine being healthy for your heart. Are we sure it's not just a correlation that people who get the vaccine tend to be in a better position to stay healthy than those that may not be able to or refuse the vaccine?

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 3 hours ago

Shingles is a herpes. Other herpes viruses are also linked to dementia. It’s probably not a coincidence.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 8 points 3 hours ago

As my doctor said when she said I should get the vaccine: If this study is true, it's great it great, but even if this study turns out to be false, it doesn't matter because I should get the vaccine anyway.