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Study strengthens link between shingles vaccine and lower dementia risk (med.stanford.edu)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

This is the correct answer. No, we are not doctors. Yes, it is known that shingles does NOT go away and re-occurs in about 1-10 cases if left untreated. The treatment is a highly effective vaccine that if you are of age you should definitely get regardless of if you've had a shingles flareup previously.

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