Vaxxed and traveling the next day. How bad of an idea?

[DisneyOma]

In keeping with covid discussion must stay on track pertaining to travel, I am planning a J&J vaccine this Thursday. I have auto travel plans the next late morning. Is this foolish?

I know several folks my age who got this vax and had no reaction at all.

I'm hoping I can still do my travel plans, even if I'm a bit fatigued but I'm curious what others think. I'm 60, healthy, strong and rarely sick. I have a strong immune system and recover quickly.

If you are not the sole driver for this trip, get the shot. You can rest in the car if you need to if you have a reaction. Just bring plenty of clear fluids, a puke bucket, maybe some ibuprofen and a thermometer?

 

[PinkPixel]

I needed to rest after both my Pfizer shots.

 

[Beach Bunny]

If you are not the sole driver for this trip, get the shot. You can rest in the car if you need to if you have a reaction. Just bring plenty of clear fluids, a puke bucket, maybe some ibuprofen and a thermometer?

That sounds like a good time

 

[typhoon55]

I had a pretty bad reaction to Moderna, fever 102, severe chills, headache, etc.

 

[DisneyDebbie]

DH and I both got J&J and neither of us had a reaction

 

[dvcgirl67]

If the area you're traveling to is high with the Delta variant, I would postpone the travel. If it's low, I would reschedule the vax until after you get back.

This is what I thought immediately. If I was not vaccinated at this point, and not opposed to getting vaccinated....I'd get the shot (s), wait the two weeks and resume life. Delta is truly surging in parts of our country now. The unvaccinated are at a higher risk for sure. Good luck now matter what you decide to do.

 

[DisneyOma]

That sounds like a good time

Luckily, it usually only lasts about 24 hours? I'd just sleep it off in the car, staying hydrated, maybe take the whole backseat with a pillow and blanket, and make sure to stop at a nice hotel if driving more than a day. I've had to do that more than once.

 

[Hisgirl]

Okay, whew, am I glad I asked this question!
First off, I've been holding off because I was waiting on the Novavax vaccine, due to its more traditional formulation. it's still coming out but they don't have their ducks in a row and everyone I knew who isn't vaxxed is getting sick. I feel like my gambling, which has paid off for over a year, is getting riskier and riskier with the new varient and my daughter's wedding is in Oct.

While I could put off the vax, my spouse is older and I've been concerned. Hence, why I think it's time.

After hearing from all of yall, I have made some changes. I'll get the vax Friday late afternoon, and plan to hunker down for the weekend. I can still do the travel I had to do and have it completed before the vax. Thank you!

 

[ronandannette]

...While I could put off the vax, my spouse is older and I've been concerned. Hence, why I think it's time.

After hearing from all of yall, I have made some changes. I'll get the vax Friday late afternoon, and plan to hunker down for the weekend. I can still do the travel I had to do and have it completed before the vax. Thank you!

This is a very wise decision, I think, in a time when we're all just doing the best we can with the information we have. Grace and peace.

 

[fly girl]

Okay, whew, am I glad I asked this question!
First off, I've been holding off because I was waiting on the Novavax vaccine, due to its more traditional formulation. it's still coming out but they don't have their ducks in a row and everyone I knew who isn't vaxxed is getting sick. I feel like my gambling, which has paid off for over a year, is getting riskier and riskier with the new varient and my daughter's wedding is in Oct.

While I could put off the vax, my spouse is older and I've been concerned. Hence, why I think it's time.

After hearing from all of yall, I have made some changes. I'll get the vax Friday late afternoon, and plan to hunker down for the weekend. I can still do the travel I had to do and have it completed before the vax. Thank you!

Sounds like a plan. With all that said, I really hope you don't have any nasty side effects. But if you do know it is because you have a great immune system and the vaccine is working.

 

[ronandannette]

Sounds like a plan. With all that said, I really hope you don't have any nasty side effects. But if you do know it is because you have a great immune system and the vaccine is working.

So confusing since authorities keep repeating that not having a strong reaction does not mean either your immune system or the vaccine's efficacy is compromised.

 

[we"reofftoneverland]

I say go for it

 

[aprilgail]

With the new FDA warnings regarding the Johnson & Johnson vaccine I would look into getting Pfizer or Moderna.

 

[Hisgirl]

With the new FDA warnings regarding the Johnson & Johnson vaccine I would look into getting Pfizer or Moderna.

the cases are only 100 per several million and I'm too old for the clot risk. So I'm okay there.

 

[bcla]

So confusing since authorities keep repeating that not having a strong reaction does not mean either your immune system or the vaccine's efficacy is compromised.

The word choice used is often not descriptive enough. There’s a difference between a strong immune system and an overactive immune system. An allergy is a result of an overactive immune system, even if the underlying cause is essentially harmless. It certainly means that the immune system sees something that it’s trying to fight, but it’s not necessarily that all this misery is all that helpful even if there’s a live viral infection. That’s been a real issue, because some of the severe injury or deaths from COVID-19 have been a result of an overactive immune response. I’ve heard that some treatments involve suppressing the immune system to reduce the symptoms that can kill the patient.

As far as the symptoms from vaccination goes, none of them are related to actually providing any of the later protection (antibodies and immune cells) that’s the purpose of getting vaccinated. But I guess the “strong immune system” claim is just something said to make people feel better about their misery, as if it’s serving a purpose.

 

[Southernmiss]

With the new FDA warnings regarding the Johnson & Johnson vaccine I would look into getting Pfizer or Moderna.

Same.

A female cousin of my brother in law age 42 died after getting the J&J vaccine. Blood clots and strokes.

A man age 38 in our area had a stroke at work 2 hours after getting the J&J. He's learning to do everything again in a specialized facility.

 

[aprilgail]

the cases are only 100 per several million and I'm too old for the clot risk. So I'm okay there.

Still 100 is 100. Why chance it when you can get one of the other vaccines that do not have that warning.
Johnson & Johnson vaccine and Guillain-Barré: FDA adds new warning related to rare autoimmune disorder - The Washington Post

 

[Hisgirl]

Still 100 is 100. Why chance it when you can get one of the other vaccines that do not have that warning.
Johnson & Johnson vaccine and Guillain-Barré: FDA adds new warning related to rare autoimmune disorder - The Washington Post

Mainly because I have been studying all of the available vaccines for one solid year, reading every peer-reviewed article, op-eds from infectious disease specialists in the US and UK, and vaccination scientists. This is why I chose the Novavax vaccine and decided to wait for its release. The adjuvant make-up was appealing to me and I believe their Matrix adjuvant is also going to be used in a new Malaria vaccine. Exciting times we are in.

That being said, after studying the various methods for delivering the vaccine, mrna, virus vector, subunit protein, etc. I chose the Novavax. But since I cannot get the novavax, my second choice is virus vector, the janssen, J&J.

None of them are perfect. VAERS is more than letting us know this is definitely an experimental shot. Quite frankly, if my daughter weren't getting married this fall and my husband's lungs tend to get too involved with illnesses, I'd wait this out and get the Novavax.

But there it is.

We all have to make the choice that is best for us. No judgment from me on anyone. (except for novavax, seriously dudes, what the hay, get your act in gear...)

 

[Hisgirl]

I wanted to give an update!

I moved things around, got my little trip in, got the vax and the following day had the fatigue/fever/chills. Sooo glad I didn't try to take my trip feeling this way. I'm in day two and starting to feel more normal now. I took the J&J vax.

 

[cm8]

I wanted to give an update!

I moved things around, got my little trip in, got the vax and the following day had the fatigue/fever/chills. Sooo glad I didn't try to take my trip feeling this way. I'm in day two and starting to feel more normal now. I took the J&J vax.

Thanks for the update! I’m glad you were able to take your trip and push back your vaccination. I hope your symptoms stay mild ish and you won’t suffer any more side effects!