Post #2170771
2026-05-07 11:22 UTC
@RVLara23 @allanfriedman There is also evidence that Shingles vaccination is associated with substantially loweres rates of dementia, so it looks like that "It's just the chicken pox" virus that everybody is so casual about in children may in fact, have very profound impacts on the course of their lives. I was not vaccinated for chickenpox and both my brother and I got it. Now I have to worry about Shingles. I may attempt to get vaccinated for it even while I'm traveling.
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@RVLara23@mastodon.social 2026-05-07 12:02
@Infoseepage @allanfriedman Logically you make a lot of sense and I don't even disagree. But. I asked my doctor directly if I could get the vaccination early and she shook her head slowly no. And my doctor is pretty cool. That look was basically, I want to say yes but it's not a good idea. I don't know why that's the case. But I'm gonna trust her as the expert.