Shingles vaccine lowers the risk of heart disease

broknsymetry

So in addition to decreasing the risk of Alzheimer’s it is now shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

People who are given a vaccine for shingles have a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events, including stroke, heart failure, and coronary heart disease, according to a study of more than a million people published in the European Heart Journal.

The protective effect of the vaccine lasts for up to eight years and is particularly pronounced for men, people under the age of 60 and those with unhealthy lifestyles, such as smoking, drinking alcohol and being inactive.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05-shingles-vaccine-lowers-heart-disease.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter

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Donoreo

broknsymetry those with unhealthy lifestyles, such as smoking, drinking alcohol and being inactive.

I dunno, I say eff those people, they are making their own choices.

real_aurgathor

broknsymetry

A very useful side effect, although they have that note about the different vaccine:

“However, as this study is based on an Asian cohort, the results may not apply to all populations. Since the live zoster vaccine is not suitable for everyone, more research on the recombinant vaccine is needed. While we conducted rigorous analysis, this study does not establish a direct causal relationship, so potential bias from other underlying factors should be considered.”

Somewhat-Reticent

Is there a running tabulation of known risk/benefit factors anywhere?

real_aurgathor

If you want some kind of comparison with numbers – that may not exist, although I’m fairly certain that individual numbers for each were published in research papers.

However, wikipedia has a very good comparison at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoster_vaccine

Seems like both have their own pros and cons with the newer Shingrix being more effective but also having significantly more side effects.