Can the shingles vaccine slow ageing? The evidence is surprisingly strong(economist.com)

Can the shingles vaccine slow ageing? The evidence is surprisingly strong

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/02/13/can-the-shingles-vaccine-slow-ageing

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Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47026273

It’s not clear from this what they controlled for. Mutually causative factors (people who got the vaccine being better off socioeconomically, or simply more interested in taking care of their health) could account for much if not all of the correlation.