Effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia occurrence: A quasi-experimental study in Australia

Michael Pomirchy, Christian Bommer, Fabienne Pradella, Felix Michalik, Ruth Peters, Pascal Geldsetzer

IMPORTANCE: Taking advantage of a natural experiment in Wales, our group has recently provided evidence that herpes zoster (HZ) vaccination appears to prevent or delay dementia. Exploiting a similar natural experiment in Australia, this present study investigated the effect of HZ vaccination on dementia occurrence in a different population and health system setting.