‘I want to do everything I can to head off dementia’: why demand for the shingles vaccine is soaring

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 When Jenny, a 50-year-old marketing and branding…
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Published2 h ago (Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:00:27 GMT)
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AuthorIan Sample Science editor