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Vaccines reduce Alzheimer's risk by 50%? They slow markers of aging by 19%? No one saw this coming until AI analyzed enormous patient databases and let us humans know.
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the best scientists and help them tell their stories.
VIDEOS:
Heidi Larson: Rumors, Trust, and Vaccines
youtu.be/iZpGjzEwlOA
How vaccines train the immune system in ways no one expected | Christine Stabell Benn | TEDxAarhus
youtu.be/_d8PNlXHJ48
Why I Changed My Mind On Vaccinations | Danielle Stringer | TEDxGrandCanyonUniversity
youtu.be/tL-zwrxVcHw
Truth About the HPV Vaccine: a Megyn Kelly Show Debate and Discussion, with Two Medical Experts
youtu.be/y91qql_11dc
Why we can’t agree about vaccines | Bernice Hausman | TEDxPSU
youtu.be/M95MB6nmnaQ
Why Australians live 7 years longer than Americans | Dr. Adrian Cois | TEDxBoston
youtu.be/Lba5t17CWN0
BOOKS:
Vaccinated: From Cowpox to mRNA, the Remarkable Story of Vaccines
https://a.co/d/04YclCj6
The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics
https://a.co/d/00zjIRxI
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
https://a.co/d/03WLzJP4
The Believing Brain by Michael Shermer
https://a.co/d/0eJogVLQ
PAPERS:
Risk of Alzheimer's Disease Following Influenza Vaccination: A Claims-Based Cohort Study Using Propensity Score Matching
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3233/JAD-220361
The Impact of Routine Vaccinations on Alzheimer's Disease Risk in Persons 65 Years and Older: A Claims-Based Cohort Study using Propensity Score Matching
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3233/JAD-221231
For those living with dementia, new study suggests shingles vaccine could slow the disease
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/03/shingles-vaccination-dementia.html
A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia
nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08800-x
Shingles Vaccine Drastically Cuts Risk of Serious Cardiac Events
acc.org/about-acc/press-releases/2026/03/16/19/33/shingles-vaccine-drastically-cuts-risk-of-serious-cardiac-events
Risk of Alzheimer Dementia After High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccination
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13051479
Association between shingles vaccination and slower biological aging: evidence from a US population-based cohort study
academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/article/81/3/glag008/8430804
0:00 Two BOLD claims
5:29 Flu vaccines reduce Alzheimer's risk
11:11 Many vaccines reduce Alzheimer's risk
13:41 Reduced markers of aging
22:11 Understanding concerned mothers
33:08 Understanding medical professionals
37:58 Understanding data scientists
46:10 Understanding public health scientists
50:35 Understanding the truly misinformed
56:46 Understanding anti vaccine advocates
Vaccines reduce Alzheimer's risk by 50%? They slow markers of aging by 19%? No one saw this coming until AI analyzed enormous patient databases and let us humans know.
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the best scientists and help them tell their stories.
VIDEOS:
Heidi Larson: Rumors, Trust, and Vaccines
youtu.be/iZpGjzEwlOA
How vaccines train the immune system in ways no one expected | Christine Stabell Benn | TEDxAarhus
youtu.be/_d8PNlXHJ48
Why I Changed My Mind On Vaccinations | Danielle Stringer | TEDxGrandCanyonUniversity
youtu.be/tL-zwrxVcHw
Truth About the HPV Vaccine: a Megyn Kelly Show Debate and Discussion, with Two Medical Experts
youtu.be/y91qql_11dc
Why we can’t agree about vaccines | Bernice Hausman | TEDxPSU
youtu.be/M95MB6nmnaQ
Why Australians live 7 years longer than Americans | Dr. Adrian Cois | TEDxBoston
youtu.be/Lba5t17CWN0
BOOKS:
Vaccinated: From Cowpox to mRNA, the Remarkable Story of Vaccines
https://a.co/d/04YclCj6
The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics
https://a.co/d/00zjIRxI
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
https://a.co/d/03WLzJP4
The Believing Brain by Michael Shermer
https://a.co/d/0eJogVLQ
PAPERS:
Risk of Alzheimer's Disease Following Influenza Vaccination: A Claims-Based Cohort Study Using Propensity Score Matching
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3233/JAD-220361
The Impact of Routine Vaccinations on Alzheimer's Disease Risk in Persons 65 Years and Older: A Claims-Based Cohort Study using Propensity Score Matching
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3233/JAD-221231
For those living with dementia, new study suggests shingles vaccine could slow the disease
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/03/shingles-vaccination-dementia.html
A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia
nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08800-x
Shingles Vaccine Drastically Cuts Risk of Serious Cardiac Events
acc.org/about-acc/press-releases/2026/03/16/19/33/shingles-vaccine-drastically-cuts-risk-of-serious-cardiac-events
Risk of Alzheimer Dementia After High-Dose vs Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccination
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13051479
Association between shingles vaccination and slower biological aging: evidence from a US population-based cohort study
academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/article/81/3/glag008/8430804
0:00 Two BOLD claims
5:29 Flu vaccines reduce Alzheimer's risk
11:11 Many vaccines reduce Alzheimer's risk
13:41 Reduced markers of aging
22:11 Understanding concerned mothers
33:08 Understanding medical professionals
37:58 Understanding data scientists
46:10 Understanding public health scientists
50:35 Understanding the truly misinformed
56:46 Understanding anti vaccine advocates
