I would take a drug that makes my blood poison to mosquitos, even if it doesn’t work fast enough to protect me personally.
In fact, I would pay out-of-pocket for such a drug. I am proof that a consumer biotech market exists for pure mosquito spite
Ivermectin to Control Malaria — A Cluster-Randomized Trial | NEJM
Malaria control and elimination is threatened by the spread of insecticide resistance and behavioral adaptation of vectors. Whether mass administration of ivermectin, a broad-spectrum antiparasitic...