Shingrix, The Shingles Vaccine, Could Reduce Your Risk Of Dementia
"The new recombinant shingles vaccine, ‘Shingrix,’ is associated with a reduced risk of dementia compared to an earlier shingles vaccine, according to a major new study."
by @grrlscientist via #Substack
#Vaccines #Shingrix #dementia #healthcare #SciComm https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/shingrix-the-shingles-vaccine-could
Shingrix, The Shingles Vaccine, Could Reduce Your Risk Of Dementia
"The new recombinant shingles vaccine, ‘Shingrix,’ is associated with a reduced risk of dementia compared to an earlier shingles vaccine, according to a major new study."
by @grrlscientist via #Substack
#Vaccines #Shingrix #dementia #healthcare #SciComm https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/shingrix-the-shingles-vaccine-could
Shingrix, The Shingles Vaccine, Could Reduce Your Risk Of Dementia
"The new recombinant shingles vaccine, ‘Shingrix,’ is associated with a reduced risk of dementia compared to an earlier shingles vaccine, according to a major new study."
by @GrrlScientist via #Substack
#Vaccines #Shingrix #dementia #healthcare #SciComm https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/shingrix-the-shingles-vaccine-could
Shingles vaccine linked to reduction in dementia diagnoses, study finds
Wow!
'Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk'
"Health records of more than 280,000 older adults revealed that those who received a largely discontinued shingles vaccine called Zostavax were 20% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next seven years than those who went without."
"a 20% reduction in dementia risk, with the strongest effect in women"
"Last year, Oxford researchers reported an even stronger protective effect in people who received Shingrix, a newer vaccine."
I'm the polar opposite of anti-vaxx. I'm a #VaxxtotheMax person.
I started nursing in the mid-70's & we were vaxxed for everything known to mankind. Felt a bit crook after the #smallpox but otherwise, not a problem.
Have had 7 #COVID19 vaxx without an issue (haven't had COVID as far as I know).
One #Shingles vaccine & 6 months to the day later, still suffering the side effects.
If you're considering #Shingrix please talk to your doc about side effects.
'Gordelroosvaccin onbetaalbaar voor velen'
"Jaarlijks krijgen ruim 90.000 Nederlanders te maken met gordelroos, een pijnlijke en potentieel invaliderende infectieziekte."
"De kosten van circa €500 per persoon, omdat twee vaccinaties nodig zijn, schrikken veel ouderen af. Ondertussen worden in omringende landen zoals Duitsland, Frankrijk en het Verenigd Koninkrijk de vaccinaties wél vergoed."
"GGD-artsen en ouderenbonden maken zich zorgen over de gezondheidskloof die dreigt te ontstaan. Veel mensen haken af zodra ze horen wat het vaccin kost. "
"Het gordelroosvaccin, Shingrix, biedt langdurige en effectieve bescherming tegen de infectie en de chronische zenuwpijn die bij een aanzienlijk percentage van de patiënten optreedt."
"Ondertussen lopen de kosten voor behandeling van chronische pijn en ondersteunende zorg hoog op. "
"De komende voorjaarsnota zal duidelijk maken of het kabinet bereid is om de vaccinaties te financieren."
https://www.medicalfacts.nl/2025/02/16/gordelroosvaccin-onbetaalbaar-voor-velen/
Tip: misschien dat Shingrix gezamenlijk inkopen met Duitsland, Frankrijk en VK (in combinatie met de toenemende vergrijzing) tot dezelfde beleidsmatige uitkomst in Nederland leidt. Want daar is het blijkbaar wèl kosteneffectief.
“Voorkomen via vaccins is de effectiefste optie. In onder meer Duitsland, Frankrijk en het Verenigd Koninkrijk worden de vaccins wel vergoed.”
#Gordelroos
#Shingrix
#Vaccin
#Vergoeding
#PostherpetischeNeuralgie
#Vergrijzing
#Gezondheidsraad
Singles and pneumonia shots today. I did not know that if you've had shingles before, there is a 30% higher risk for stroke/heart attack. I had shingles as a teen, as did my youngest daughter. So, the old vaccine didn't address the cardiovascular threat. The new one does. Even if you've had the old vaccine, get the new one. Shingles can also cause blindness. Don't ignore it, folks. (Boost please!)
I'm fully vaxxed. I haven't had #COVID19 as far as I'm aware (but of course, I might have...). Just spent a week in a cardiac unit with atypical chest pain, sinus tachy on slightest exertion and at rest, and some other symptoms. Clear for PE, echo normal, no ECG changes, no troponin rise, normal coronary arteries.
The medical team never asked if I'd had COVID, never even mentioned it.
(I had, however, recently had the #Shingrix vaccine, which looks like it might be the cause.)
Shingrix, The Shingles Vaccine, Could Reduce Your Risk Of Dementia
"The new recombinant shingles vaccine, ‘Shingrix,’ is associated with a reduced risk of dementia compared to an earlier shingles vaccine, according to a major new study."
by @grrlscientist via @medium
#Shingrix #vaccines #microbiology #viruses #dementia #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/shingrix-the-shingles-vaccine-could-reduce-your-risk-of-dementia-0e3632822c7e
Soreness is nearly all gone. I have a slightly swollen pink blotch still, at the vaccination site. It's warm to the touch and slightly itchy. And is slowly fading. So seems like that's the worst of it for this one. Shall see if the second in a few months time is like this.
Arm still sore, have a pink raised blotch with slight swelling in injection site. But that's it so far, manageable with ibuprofen and paracetamol.
So far arm is sore, but that's it for any side effects. Hopefully this continues.
