Shingles injection 'is guard for heart'

Jabs stop infections

- BY MARTIN BAGOT

PEOPLE who have been vaccinated against shingles are a fifth less likely to have a heart attack, research claims.

A global review found there could be a dramatic cardiovascular effect from the vaccine against the varicella zoster virus, which also causes chickenpox.

The news comes just days after the NHS announced the expanded rollout of the shingles vaccine to immunocompromised adults.

The study, funded by drugmaker GSK, is the first to show the jab could reduce the risk of stroke or heart attack by 18% in all adults.