Lower risk of dementia with AS01-adjuvanted vaccination
2 tomsto 2 6/25/2025, 5:55:07 PM nature.com ↗
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tomsto · 4h ago
AS01-adjuvanted shingles (herpes zoster) vaccination is associated with a lower risk of dementia, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. In propensity-score matched cohort studies with 436,788 individuals, both the AS01-adjuvanted shingles and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines, individually or combined, were associated with reduced 18-month risk of dementia. No difference was observed between the two AS01-adjuvanted vaccines, suggesting that the AS01 adjuvant itself plays a direct role in lowering dementia risk.
fithisux · 4h ago
If the underlying mechanism is unclear, we definitely need many more studies to replicate the effect.