- Packers quarterback
Aaron Rodgers tested positive forCOVID-19 earlier this week. - He said on Friday that he has taken ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to treat his COVID-19.
"I've been taking monoclonal antibodies, ivermectin, zinc, vitamin C, D, and HCQ [hydroxychloroquine]," Rodgers, who is not vaccinated against the virus, told
Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine have both been championed as COVID-19 miracle treatments by vaccine skeptics, but public
"I'm going to critically think about what's best for my own health," Rodgers told McAfee. "I'm not judging anybody else. I'm not saying you shouldn't do this or you shouldn't do that. But I'm making a decision that's based on what's best for me in my own health. And for me it was a no-brainer."
The quarterback also said in the interview that he is allergic to an ingredient in the mRNA vaccines - Pfizer and Moderna - and opted not to take the Johnson & Johnson vaccine over concerns of blood clots. The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has recommended the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after investigation reports of blood clots.
Rodgers will miss the Packers' Sunday game against the Kansas City Chiefs because of his COVID-19 diagnosis.