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- 1Chickenpox vaccine beats 'chickenpox parties' at preventing shingles●Chickenpox vaccine better than chickenpox parties at preventing shingles. And getting shingles increases your likelihood
A widely shared health item reports that vaccination against chickenpox is more effective than deliberately exposing children to the virus — the so-called 'chickenpox parties' — at preventing shingles later in life. It also notes that having shingles raises the likelihood of cardiovascular death. Some commenters framed the finding as a rebuttal to vaccine-skeptic arguments associated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- 2Childhood Chickenpox Vaccines Linked to Far Fewer Shingles Cases▼Childhood Chickenpox Shots May Be Slashing Shingles Cases Decades Later--by Quite a Bit https://gizmodo.com/childhood-ch
New reporting suggests that routine childhood chickenpox vaccination may be substantially reducing shingles cases decades later, strengthening evidence that the varicella vaccine offers long-term protection beyond preventing chickenpox itself. The finding is being shared among health and science readers, adding to the ongoing case for widespread childhood immunisation programmes.
- 3Shingles Vaccine Linked to Lower Heart Disease Risk●Shingles Vaccine May Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease, New Study Finds
A new study suggests the shingles vaccine may do more than prevent shingles: it could also lower a person's risk of heart disease. The finding, reported by Health.com, adds to growing evidence that vaccination may have broader health benefits beyond the disease it targets.