@nanmargaret I had portal communication with my transplant center, Mass General, yesterday. I mentioned this along with a couple of other things and they said they are following CDC guidelines and when it gets approved by CDC they will notify their transplant recipients. That actually has me somewhat hopeful because I think CDC tends to act faster than MGH does. They still have not approved the shingles vaccine for transplant recipients!

Speaking of the shingles vaccine, I have wondered if that too is less effective on patients who are immunocompromised. It's been on my mind a lot recently because my sister-in-law has had a terrible case of shingles which even landed her in the hospital for five days. She's been battling it since March and is finally getting better. My husband also had shingles in April but his case was very mild.
JK

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