@blueizcryn3 You mention having end stage liver disease and being immunosuppressed. Have you already had a transplant then, and if so do you still have end stage liver disease?

It seems to me that all transplant teams are encouraging their patients to get the vaccine, both those pre and post-transplant. Mine actually set it up for us to go there and get it prior to when I could have gotten it otherwise.

I also have Type 2 diabetes, and hypothyroidism, and sometimes high BP but those were not considered to be barriers to getting vaccinated. If you are pre-transplant and your team feels it's OK for you I would go ahead and get it because when post-transplant the immunosuppressants tend to offset the benefits. The JH study has not yet come out with results after the second shot but there are high hopes that we will at least have some benefit and they are still encouraging us to get it.

Here is a link to an article about some of the myths surrounding the vaccine for those who have "vaccine hesitancy" for whatever reasons. I think it really explains the inaccuracy of these myths that have been propagated by a small group of people for whatever reason.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths-about-coronavirus-vaccines/2021/03/19/0f186f8e-881f-11eb-82bc-e58213caa38e_story.html
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@blueizcryn3- Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Although there is plenty of excitement about new vaccinations and how they evolved so brilliantly and quickly there are still a lot of questions without answers. There just hasn't been enough time to see which medicines are the best for individuals. In my state, I can sign up at different locations. I chose one near me. I thought that I was getting one vaccination but was given another. I could have refused it. And that was fine for me. As doctors, Poland and Fauci say, "The best vaccination is the one that you can get now!"

I am a 23-year lung cancer survivor with other illnesses. I do not have the same ones as you do. But I empathize with how difficult it can be to make the decision to be vaccinated. So many questions are still not answered and it might be some time until they are. One thought that helped me make my final decision to be vaccinated was the protection of others. Being vaccinated isn't just a selfish reason it is a global one.

I'm wondering if you have discussed this with your physician and what he might have advised you? Also, what brought you to your conclusion?