Shingles Vaccine May Stall Dementia, and Vaccine Mandates Save Lives, Studies Suggest

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health, on “CBS Mornings” discussed new research that found the shingles vaccine may delay the onset of dementia. Gounder also discussed a covid-19 study that shows state mask and vaccine mandates save lives on CBS’ “CBS News 24/7.”

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<h1>Shingles Vaccine May Stall Dementia, and Vaccine Mandates Save Lives, Studies Suggest</h1>
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			August 3, 2024		</time>
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<p>Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health, on “CBS Mornings” discussed new research that found the shingles vaccine may delay the onset of dementia. Gounder also discussed a covid-19 study that shows state mask and vaccine mandates save lives on CBS’ “CBS News 24/7.”</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbed_2xHcTg">Click here to hear Gounder on “CBS Mornings</a>”</li><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/covid-study-shows-mask-vaccine-mandates-saved-lives/">Click here to hear Gounder on “CBS News 24/7</a>”</li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-august-3-2024-shingles-vaccine-dementia-mandates/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-august-3-2024-shingles-vaccine-dementia-mandates/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-august-3-2024-shingles-vaccine-dementia-mandates/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Shingles%20Vaccine%20May%20Stall%20Dementia%2C%20and%20Vaccine%20Mandates%20Save%20Lives%2C%20Studies%20Suggest&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTY1ODgwOQ&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-august-3-2024-shingles-vaccine-dementia-mandates/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-august-3-2024-shingles-vaccine-dementia-mandates/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1890723&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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