Hiya Georganne,  I think the best thing to do is to ask the advice of your Doctor, good luck,xx

Hello and thanks for your post,

I would talk to your GP about this. The East Midlands Cancer Alliance recommend having Shingrix vaccine which is not a live vaccine.

This is what they say in their information;

'The Department of Health recommends vaccination for people aged 70 – 79 years. If you are having or have received chemotherapy, targeted therapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy in the past 6 months you must have the inactivated vaccine (Shingrix). There are limited supplies of Shingrix so currently only people in the 70 -79 age group are routinely being offered the vaccine'

You can read about the Shingrix vaccine here.

I hope this helps.

If you would find it helpful to ring and speak to one of the helpline nurses then you are welcome to give us a call. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

All the best,

Catherine