In addition to HCQ, I would highlight Ivermectin (a common and inexpensive prescription drug) that is even more promising. It seems to have made a big difference in Peru, and other places. It seems to have strong effect at all stages of the disease, including as a preventative.
The gold standard for treating serious cases is probably the Regeneron antibody cocktail, that President Trump got. Although it is expensive, the FedGov has funded it, for cases that meet serious criteria.
Efficacy of the vaccines is now well known. The standard three phase trials were conducted, with extra-large sample sizes, and thorough third party review. Beyond that, extensive real world use in multiple countries have confirmed the results of the trials. Most notably, Israel’s largest HMO (Clait) published rigorous results in the peer-reviewed New England Journal of Medicine on Pfizer’s vaccine. With over half a million participants receiving the vaccine, painstaking paired against similar controls, they qualified the whole effectiveness curve over time (e.g. how effective 8 days after the first shot, etc.).
The data is in - safe and effective.
I completely agree about Ivermectin. For me, HCQ might work best.
You may be right about the vaccines. You may be wrong about the vaccines. Rhetorical questions: How many times are you going to take the vaccine? Every year? More often? What will they tell you in 3 months?
I’d be very careful about what you read.
For us, we’ll make our own decisions and pass.