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. 2022 Feb 7;18(1):2002083. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.2002083

Table 5.

Tolerability and systemic adverse effects experienced by Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients43.

  Individuals 18 to 59
  Individuals 60 and older
 
 
Mild
Severe (resulting in debilitating symptoms)
Mild
Severe (resulting in debilitating symptoms)
Tolerability (Local and immediate reactions)
Injection Site Pain 58.6% 0.4% 33.3% 0.2%
Erythema 9.0% 0.3% 4.6% 0.1%
Swelling 7.0% 0.2% 2.7% 0.2%
Systemic Reactions
Headache 44.4% 0.9% 30.4% 0.4%
Fatigue 43.8% 1.2% 29.7% 0.8%
Myalgia 39.1% 1.4% 24.0% 0.2%
Nausea 15.5% 0.1% 12.3% 0.2%
Fever 12.8% 0.3% 3.1% 0.1%