Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine does not contain PEG or PG, but it does contain polysorbate. Some of us with glycol allergies react to polysorbate and some don't.
I had no information about whether or not I'd react to polysorbate because it wasn't on my radar to avoid until recently. I was getting pretty freaked that I might have to spend the rest of my adult life in my house so I looked up the inactives on every medication I take to see if I'd been taking anything with polysorbate.
Luckily I discovered polysorbate in my eye drops. I was able to get the J&J vaccine in May and just had my booster last week. No hives, no allergic reaction, just the normal fatigue and achiness for a few days.
I tell you this in case you know you are allergic to glycols, but don't yet know about polysorbate - you might be able to use the J&J vaccine.
I know that many of us with allergies still don't have a vaccine, and I encourage you all, even if you are fortunate enough to have been vaccinated without a reaction, to continue to lobby drug manufacturers to find glycol-free alternatives to life-saving vaccines and medications.
Stay safe, all of you. The world needs your wisdom.
Amber
