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Shingles vaccine may slow the progress of dementia, new study finds

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Here & Now Newsroom

December 03, 2025

A pharmacist displays doses of a vaccine that protects against shingles, at a CVS Pharmacy, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, in Miami. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Pascal Geldsetzer, an assistant professor at Stanford University and a co-author of a recent study that has linked the shingles vaccine to protecting against dementia.

This segment aired on December 3, 2025.

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