Question 279 of 433
Can vaccines be thought of as repurposed longevity medicine?
The short answer
Yes, and they may be the best bargain on this list.
The shingles vaccine is linked to about 20 percent less dementia. The flu vaccine lowers heart attacks in people with heart disease. Researchers are studying whether vaccines “train” an aging immune system more broadly. They are inexpensive, given once or once a year, and already recommended. See Part 24.
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ROBUST for preventing targeted infections; OBSERVATIONAL / QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL for additional dementia associations.Evidence grade (draft mapping)ARobust human trialsCObservationalPart 19, Q279 · Part sources
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