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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? That is the question.

Transplants | Last Active: Jun 28, 2021 | Replies (313)
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@athenalee

Hello! I am just five months out of my liver transplant. I was reluctant to get the vaccine as I had read a couple articles that raised concerns. However, the Lahey Transplant Team has arranged for transplant patients to get vaccinated. I trust them and their expertise, so have signed up to get it in two weeks. The vaccine is assumed to give us less protection, so we’ll be masking up and isolated for a while still. But I figure 40-50% protection is better than none.

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Jan 28, 2021

@athenalee, Hello and Welcome to Mayo Connect. Congratulations on being 5 months out of your liver transplant. I hope that you are healing and getting accustomed to taking care of your new liver. I want to veer off topic for a moment to invite you to visit any of the transplant discussions that might be of interest to you. Just click and join in anywhere. That's how we operate here - all are welcome. As patients, we love to reach out and to share our 'expert' patient experiences to support each other.

I am happy that you are scheduled for a vaccine. I messaged my nurse coordinator at Mayo, and since I live at a distance from my transplant center, I will be getting my vaccine locally, when they become available. I'm currently registered on a waiting list 45 miles away, and I check my email constantly for my invitation to schedule an appointment. I thought that I was an expert on waiting due to waiting for transplant, but this is a difficult wait for me. On a personal note, I want to thank you for sharing about your vaccine appointment because it gives me hope that I will be notified.

How is your recovery going?

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