"Routine vaccinations offered to adults may help protect against dementia, recent research has shown. A joint Italian-Canadian neuroscience review, which analysed more than 100 million people, revealed both flu and shingles vaccines are associated with a lower risk of dementia in adults aged 50 and older. The herpes zoster (shingles) jab was associated with a 24 per cent lower risk of any dementia, and a 47 per cent lower risk of Alzheimer's disease."
"Public health experts say the study, published in the Age and Ageing Journal last year, indicates a pattern which is becoming difficult to dismiss. This could suggest vaccines against common infections may be quietly delivering long-term protection against the condition, which continues to be the leading cause of death in the UK. With an ageing global population, the prevalence of dementia is projected to escalate dramatically, with an estimated two million people expected to be living with dementia in the UK by 2050."
Routine adult vaccinations, notably flu and shingles vaccines, are linked to a reduced risk of dementia in people aged 50 and older. A large Italian-Canadian neuroscience review of more than 100 million people found the herpes zoster vaccine associated with a 24 per cent lower risk of any dementia and a 47 per cent lower risk of Alzheimer's disease. Public health experts note a consistent pattern across studies that supports potential long-term neuroprotective effects of vaccines against common infections. Dementia is a leading cause of death in the UK, and an ageing population could bring nearly two million people with dementia by 2050, increasing the public health importance of prevention.
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