Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke
This could be huge, preventing hundreds of thousands of cases of heart disease and stroke.
MadoE17Yes please. Shingles is such a horrible thing to have as well. Vaccines have improved our lives so much. It's hard to fathom why the "always wrong" brigade is so against them. Their loss.
Assembled Person14Added bonus this means we can outlive most of the Antivax idiots?
Bettina Struff #Woke #FBPE #FBPR #NHS #RejoinEU13Also, a 20% reduction in the risk of dementia, apparently. Where can I get it!?
Flaming June7It isn’t currently offered to everyone over 65 though. It will be eventually, but at the moment it’s being ‘rolled out’ and the criteria for eligibility is labyrinthine.
Zee Zom5RFK will ban it soon.
La Reine des Metaphores5Makes me cross that because I had the earlier version of the vaccine they won't give me this one. And I got shingles twice anyway! Time to get assertive again....
Greencray3Halt blöd, dass die Impfung für Menschen unter 60 Jahre, hier auch mal eben mit rund 600€ ins private Budget knallt 🙄
Allison Marsh2Yes! Got mine last year. Science Matters.
Medium Dave2“If confirmed, this benefit would be comparable to taking a daily blood pressure-lowering medication, the scientists said.”
Sue Cartwright2Yay for science and scientists.
Audrey2Yesssssss! I’m so glad I’m Shingrix vaccinated. It’s so helpful.
Inko Gneto2Got mine booked for next week
There’s already research connecting the Shingrix vaccine to a significantly reduced risk of dementia. Now it looks like it might also significantly reduce risks of heart attacks and strokes. NHS it at 65 in the UK but you can pay privately & get it from age 50 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Alex von Tunzelmann36Shingrix is not cheap privately - £500 for the two doses - but the evidence of its benefits is impressive and growing. Plus it protects you against shingles! Which is horrible. A great gift to yourself if you are 50+ & can afford it. I hope the NHS will start rolling it out younger.
Philip (He/Him) ♿11Also available for free for younger people after certain immunotherapy treatments. I had it last year following treatment for multiple sclerosis. It's worth checking with your GP if you've been through treatment for autoimmune conditions or cancer.
Thony Christie 3Having had shingles twice in my life, I had my shots, here in Germany, as soon as it came onto the market.
Lee Randall2That's encouraging. Had my second dose on Sunday and this makes me feel that a night of excruciating arm pain might have been worth it!
Charlotte Houldcroft1White women in England are at a higher risk of shingles than other groups pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Being fit and active seems to increase your risk (erk!).
Kristian van der Vliet1My mother in law had a bout of shingles, so my wife & her brother thought it would be a good idea to get vaccinated. You'd think "My mother has shingles" would get you easier access to the vaccine but, no: my wife had to order it privately, store it herself and arrange the appointments herself.
Fantastic news as data shows that shingles vaccine in older people is helping reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease! Shingles is reactivation of chickenpox so this data must also strengthen case for chicken pox vaccine in children (given with MMR as the MMRV vax)
Did you all see this? Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds…have you had your shingles vax yet? www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Laura Haynes👩🔬⚾️🐾💙10Here is the published manuscript www.nature.com/articles/s41...
mainebogboy.bsky.social5I hadn’t seen! Good news. I’ll have to get one Laura! Jim😊
Lisa Prebenda3No, but I talked about getting it for several years. Kept putting it off. Days after returning from a trip to Malta last Sept I got shingles on my face. What a journey. Get your shingles vaccine!!
Dr. Darrell C.2I got one 10 days ago. First time ever. I am 63.
photokathlake.bsky.social1Yes, Have gotten them 'cause both my Dad and my Grandmother had shingles way before the vaccine and I would like to avoid that if possible. I had a friend when I was a kid who had had polio and remember there was a huge collective sigh of relief when that vaccine was introduced.
Newell Baldelli1I had 2 shingles vaxxes and the 2nd was a disaster! Just kidding. They were both 100% fine.
I had singles THREE TIMES and still am "too young" for the vaccine. Imagine feeling like your skin is going to peel off every time you move and also that a few layers deeper everything is dissolving in acid. GET THE VACCINE unless you're MAHA, in which case, have a very merry shingles.
Rowena Ball1Ooohhh and people want to help but there is nothing they can do. Tea and sympathy seems pretty weak and watery.
Laura Petto1Oh my gosh I’m so sorry. One of my good friends got shingles and it sounded like hell. I can’t imagine three times ! Glad you are okay. People think you can’t get shingles when you’re younger but she got it at 25! Wish the vaccine was available earlier
Dr. Maria at Natural Math1Go to Costco (don't have to be a member, I believe) and pay for it (reasonably) if you want the vaccine. Call ahead to verify. They worry very little if at all about official eligibility.
