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Who Should Get the Shingles Vaccine Shingles, or herpes zoster, is an infection caused by the varicella zoster virus — the same virus that causes chicken pox.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Jan. 2026
But there is building evidence of another reason: The herpes zoster virus that causes shingles may also contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 31 Dec. 2025
All the studies used in the meta-analysis aimed primarily to investigate the use of herpes zoster vaccine to prevent shingles in the general population, which may limit the ability to generalise this research to people with a higher risk of cardiovascular events.
—New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains that shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Jan. 2026
But there is building evidence of another reason: The herpes zoster virus that causes shingles may also contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 31 Dec. 2025
All the studies used in the meta-analysis aimed primarily to investigate the use of herpes zoster vaccine to prevent shingles in the general population, which may limit the ability to generalise this research to people with a higher risk of cardiovascular events.
—New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains that shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Herpes zoster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herpes%20zoster. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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herpes zoster
noun
herpes zos·ter
-ˈzäs-tər 
: shingles see also herpes zoster oticus
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