Poll: Those who refuse the vaccine say ivermectin is more effective

Vaccine rejectors put more support in alternative substances than they do in the COVID-19 vaccines. More of them see the drugs ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine as effective or possibly effective in treating or preventing COVID-19 than describe the vaccines that way, even though many say they haven’t heard anything about the two substances, which are unproven as COVID-19 treatments. People who say they won’t get vaccinated also are more confident in monoclonal antibodies, which has received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, than they are in the vaccine.

The COVID-19 vaccine comes up short on safety as well as effectiveness for people who say they won’t get vaccinated. While about half call the vaccine “dangerous,” one in ten or fewer label each of ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, monoclonal antibodies, or a new antiviral pill developed by Merck as “dangerous.”