Luke O'Neill
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The one after 1933 saw the benefit.
The ones before didn't.
You know, statistically, it was really robust.
Now, the thing is, Pat, it wasn't a trial is what the criticism would be.
And I can understand Hick was saying, hang on a minute.
There hasn't been a randomized controlled trial.
There's a great phrase here, but it's the perfect can be the enemy of the good in this situation.
If we wait for a trial, it could take forever, you know.
And yet the evidence is so good.
Four separate big studies actually all show the beneficial effects of the shingles vaccine.
Now, it's advertised frequently on this channel as well as in other places.
It's expensive.
That's the trouble.
I just had my first shot this week for myself.
400 quid for the two shots.
And that's not a trivial amount of money, is it really?
And hence there's a massive campaign now to make it free for the over 65s.
It's free in Northern Ireland.
It is.
It's free in the UK.