← Return to Shingles Vaccine (Shingrix): Is it advisable for transplant patients?

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@rosemarya

@cburch, Please allow me to add my Welcome to Connect. I am happy to see that you n have already met @danab who also has had a successful heart transplant and who is enjoying his Healthy new life.
I am a liver and kidney recipient, and I want to join in with my Shingles vaccination history. In 2009 my transplant team at Mayo Rochester gave me the Zostavax (live) vaccine during my pre transplant evaluation they wanted me to have protection from shingles, and knew that I would not be able to get it afterwards my transplant when I was on immunosuppressant medicines.
As of November 18, 2020, the live Zostavax vaccine is no longer available for use in the United States.
After my 2009 transplant, when the new Shingrix vaccine was approved, my transplant team approved for me to get it. So I am happy to be fully vaccinated.

The CDC recommends that healthy adults 50 years and older get two doses of the shingles vaccine called Shingrix separated by 2 to 6 months, to prevent shingles and the complications from the disease.

Are you 50 and eligible for it?

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@rosemarya , hi Rosemary , it Glinda I know it's been quite awhile since I have been on mayo connect but I just wanted to let you know that I am still doing great with my heart transplant I am now 11 years and 4 months post transplant and 4 years and three months post pedestrian versus car but I'm doing great and my transplant team keeps asking me what they can do for me as I have had no rejection at all and have stayed stable in fact I keep eing told by my team that I should be the poster person for heart transplant because I'm doing so well I hope you are doing great also
Glinda