Although immunocompromised patients should be vaccinated against shingles, according to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), some worry that vaccination could increase disease flares. Their fears appear to be unfounded, according to experts.
In fact, immunocompromised people are at higher risk for infection from herpes zoster and complications like postherpetic neuralgia. For this reason, the ACIP recommends two doses of the recombinant zoster vaccine