# Shingrix

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/shingles-vaccine/

9 people recommended Shingrix in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

These are opinions from Hacker News comments, not medical advice. Talk to a doctor.

**Verdict:** People recommend it to prevent painful shingles and its lasting nerve pain, and some cite a possible link to lower Alzheimer's and dementia risk.

Summary written by Claude from 10 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 9 of those comments still count.

## Why people recommend it

- Prevents painful shingles and nerve pain (3 comments in the sample): "nerve pain that I'd been suffering with every time I got the slightest little allergy or cold suddenly disappeared" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46166289)) "A couple of days under the weather vs a debilitating condition that can cause months of agony is a no-brainer." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47028276)) "It's quite painful, like a big part of one's body has been scolded with very hot water or steam." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49410543))
- Possible link to lower dementia risk (2 comments in the sample): "the only intervention that has been shown to reduce the incidence of Alzheimer's, is the shingles vaccine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913722)) "The study looked at the effect of being eligible for a vaccine and the results were clear." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48885217))
- Worth it even if risk is low (2 comments in the sample): "Get the shot. You probably won't need it, but if you do then you'll really need it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48887468)) "If there is any chance, you should definitely get the vaccine when you hit 50." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49428822))

## What people recommend instead

- [Shingrix shingles vaccine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/shingrix/): 10 recommend, 3 mixed, 5 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Shingrix", https://hackerapproved.com/p/shingles-vaccine/ (9 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.