A new research collaboration to explore a potential link between older people receiving GSK’s shingles vaccine Shingrix and a lower risk of developing dementia has been unveiled.
Does Shingrix Really Lower Dementia Risk? GSK Funds Real World Research To Verify
A new “quasi-experimental” study using UK National Health Service data might confirm that GSK’s shingles vaccine helps cut dementia cases.

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