Agree. VIP is described as a hormone, for the most part, and IMO isn't much of an antiviral.
If you look at the Brazilian study pre-print of VIP, the antiviral properties were not that impressive in vitro at 41% viral inhibition compared to brilacidin with 97% inhibition, nor did they give a MOA for antiviral properties "While at this moment it is unclear the mechanism by which both neuropeptides reduce the SARS-CoV-2 gene replication ..."