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When in PMR remission: What's your experience with covid vaccine?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 3 days ago | Replies (40)
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@shannonjp

I have been in remission for just over a year. As a senior I chose to get the updated vaccine last fall AND the recommended booster in April. I experienced no major side effects with either one. I’ve had Covid once and never want to go through that again.

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jeff97 | @jeff97 | 4 days ago

This is a tangent, but I wonder if people know that recent research indicates the shingles vaccine might help prevent dementia. Here is output from Google AI:

"A study published in Nature suggests that the shingles vaccine may reduce the risk of developing dementia. Specifically, the study found that people who received the shingles vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia of any type than those who did not. This protective effect was stronger in women than men. A study in JAMA also found that those eligible for the shingles vaccine were 38% less likely to die of dementia than those who were ineligible. "

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