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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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@rosemarya

@bosco17, I respect your opinion and understand that many people are confused. I sincerely hope that you have discussed this concern with your transplant doctor because he should be able to talk to you in terms of your transplant treatment and your current health level in relation to the currently available data.

If you are researching on your own, Please go to reliable sites and beware of sites that are in the business of selling something.
You can read more about evaluating information on the Internet from the international HONcode principles: https://www.hon.ch/cgi-bin/HONcode/principles.pl?English

My favorite and first resource is The Mayo Clinic because I trust my life with them and their care due to my transplant at Mayo in 2009.
Mayo Clinic is publishing reliable, evidence-based information as soon as it becomes available. You can find regularly updated information in these places:
– Mayo Clinic COVID website: https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19
– Mayo Clinic News Network COVID information https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/category/covid-19/
– Mayo Clinic Q&A videos with Mayo experts https://connect.mayoclinic.org/page/podcasts/ You can also submit your questions in the comments.

I got my 1st vaccine yesterday, with the approval of my transplant team who have been following the incoming data since the beginning.

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@rosemarya @bosco17. my transplant, as you know was at Mass General, not Mayo, but I too find Mayo to have some of the best info on the internet. There are others I trust like NIH, National Institute of Health, but not only is Mayo’s info reliable but it is understandable for non-medical people like me.

There are other universities and hospitals that publish excellent information but none are as wide-ranging as Mayo’s.
JK