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Shingles Vaccine (Shingrix): Is it advisable for transplant patients?

Transplants | Last Active: Jun 28, 2022 | Replies (111)
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@contentandwell

@danab. Will it definitely be a live vaccine? I thought it would not be but I was concerned that if it has immune boosting ingredients like the shingles vaccine does that my transplant team would advise against it as they have for the shingles vaccine.
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Dana, Volunteer Mentor | @danab | Aug 14, 2020

@contentandwell I did find this article which explains what they are doing so far and outcome based on what we know now.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-vaccine/art-20484859

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