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Luke O'Neill

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934 total appearances

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The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

If you stop the infection happening, you might protect the brain and therefore decrease the risk of dementia is the idea.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

So that adds to the evidence.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

And if you're a scientist, you look for multiple lines of evidence for something.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

That's another piece of evidence to say, oh, this could be real, this effect on dementia.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

Now, there's actually a campaign underway to get it free, isn't that so?

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

There is.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

There's 23,000 people that have signed a petition, which is great.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

Older people.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

It's a question about older people speaking out, really, you know.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

And very importantly, this week, I got a very nice email.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

There's a walk happening in Knocknacara, right, on Thursday the 28th at 11am.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

Everyone's welcome, is the message here.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

Gerry Gavin was on to me.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

It's the Active Retirement Group there.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

They're having a walk, a nice walk on the 28th, the campaign.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

to make it free for the over 65s.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

And that active retirement organisation, they've gathered 23,000 signatures so far to make this free to the over 65s.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

So there is a campaign happening as we speak.

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

I wonder what is the best age for administering this?

The Pat Kenny Show
Luke O’Neill: Could the shingles vaccine help to fight against Dementia?

I mean, if you got it at 30 or 40 versus...