A study led by Brown University researchers found that older adults who received the shingles vaccine currently used in the U.S. were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia within four years.
Herpes zoster does not go away after infection, it reservoirs in the nervous system, constantly controlled by the immune response. In older people or immune compromised, this immunity wanes. That’s why you need Shingrex when over 65.
Herpes zoster does not go away after infection, it reservoirs in the nervous system, constantly controlled by the immune response. In older people or immune compromised, this immunity wanes. That’s why you need Shingrex when over 65.