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What are the shots a kidney transplant person should not get?
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The live-virus shots: Immunosuppressed persons usually should not get the live-virus vaccines, but one has to talk with her doctors about each vaccine being considered. Live-virus vaccines include shingles vaccine, chicken pox vaccine, measles mumps rubella vaccine, etc...
Answered 3/26/2013
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Live attenuated vac: Any vaccines that contain live attenuated viruses such as MMR (mumps, measles, rubella) need to be avoided.
Answered 1/16/2015
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