# How a common vaccine may help provide protection from dementia **URL:** \ **Category:** Health and Recovery\ **Created:** [January 7, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-a-common-vaccine-may-help-provide-protection-from-dementia/1367 "2026-01-07T16:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![everhopeful](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/everhopeful/32/605_2.png) [@everhopeful](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/everhopeful)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-a-common-vaccine-may-help-provide-protection-from-dementia/1367/1 "2026-01-07T16:44:46Z")
> **[How a common vaccine may help provide protection from dementia](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/shingles-vaccine-dementia-protection-study-b2896160.html)** > > Public health experts say a recent study indicates a pattern which is becoming difficult to dismiss > A large-scale randomised medical trial in Wales, where people were offered either Zostavax or Shingrix, one of two shingles vaccines. Both being shingles vaccines, the “healthy user effect” no longer applies, as both groups in the study were actively seeking the vaccine. > The results showed those who received the **Shingrix** vaccine, which is a newer vaccine, had a substantially lower risk of developing dementia over subsequent years. ---
**Author:** ![SzSupportAdmin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/szsupportadmin/32/334_2.png) [@SzSupportAdmin](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SzSupportAdmin)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/how-a-common-vaccine-may-help-provide-protection-from-dementia/1367/2 "2026-01-18T05:24:05Z")