@loribmt I am also immunocompromised from my liver transplant and my transplant team had us set up as soon as it was available to get the vaccine right there at Mass General. I have had three Pfizer shots with no issues.

When it comes to shingles it doesn't seem as if it is combatting it. My sister-in-law, after getting the second Moderna shot, was in the hospital for five days due to the extreme pain she was in, and then a bit later she was back in the hospital for two days. Since I do know two other people who had mild cases after the vaccines I can't help but think that there is a connection. Thankfully, the vast majority of people do not have that problem but I did hear that they are saying now if you have shingles do not get the vaccine. She already had shingles when she got the second shot, they started after the first shot.

I am extremely pro-vaccine and I do not think it's a problem generally but you definitely need to be aware before you get vaccinated and if there is any possibility that you might have shingles, you need to wait. My husband's case was very mild and gone in a couple of weeks. He happened to have a doctor's appointment during that time and she confirmed that it was shingles.
JK