Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Attendant Current
Other / Unknown; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
I was flying C [position] and taking off in [seat] X4. The lady in Y4; who was a through passenger; had started coughing and sniffling profusely after pushback and during the safety demo.  I didn't feel comfortable moving her or the passenger in X3 as they were both wheelchair passengers and we had begun surface movement.  In these heightened times of COVID; I did not feel comfortable sitting directly in front of her; nor rejoining the A [Flight Attendant] in the jumpseat for takeoff and landing.  I chose to protect myself and take off in X6 for this flight only; knowing they were deplaning in ZZZ1.
Flight Attendant reported changing seats during takeoff and landing in order to stay a safe distance from a passenger who appeared ill.