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‘I want to do everything I can to head off dementia’: why demand for the shingles vaccine is soaring
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Could a drug intended to prevent painful rashes also protect our brains as we get older? The signs are promising – but not conclusive. Yet that’s enough to be driving a boom in shingles jabs
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- Society
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- Ian Sample
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- Oct 11, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC
- Updated
- Oct 12, 2026, 8:36 AM UTC
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