Exploring Public Sentiment on the Repurposing of Ivermectin for COVID-19 Treatment: Cross-Sectional Study Using Twitter Data

Abstract

A sentiment analysis of 5051 Twitter posts from January 2022 found that 53.4% of them expressed positive views on ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment, 35.6% of them were neutral, and 11% of them were negative, highlighting the polarized public perception and the need for careful interpretation of social media data in health communication.