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Shingles Vaccine (Shingrix): Is it advisable for transplant patients?
Transplants | Last Active: Jun 28, 2022 | Replies (111)Comment receiving replies
My transplant doctor was pretty insistent that I get my Shingrix shots and I had no issues. I’m wondering, Dana, if doctors discouraged the Zostra shot for shingles because it was a live virus? That’s no longer available in the US so now I think more transplant doctors are wanting to make sure we’re covered by taking the Shingrix vaccination. I watched my mom suffer with shingles and I’ll do anythign to avoid that! Congratulations on your 4th transplantaversary! ☺️
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Yes Lori it was my transplant team that said yes to the newest one but no to any live virus type. But I remember that some of the transplant folks on here were initially told no on the Shingrix shots and I think if memory serves it was a different transplant center and I want to say it was a center in Boston. But Don't hold me to which one. I think even Rochester at first was hesitant but Phoenix was OK. That was a few years ago now so I'm pretty sure everyone is OK with it. I haven't heard anything recently.