So if you had shingles in your youth then you are better protected against dementia?
The article says that one possible reason the vaccine protects against dementia is incidental protection from other diseases. Getting chickenpox as a kid might protect you against shingles, but maybe not against those other diseases.
Not really, shingles is a lifetime infection. You'd be more likely.
No, the opposite. If you've had shingles before, you're more likely to get it again later, not less.