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I agree with you, but here is a direct quote from the article:

“it can be used for prevention of infection for people who are being exposed or it could be used for therapy for those who are sick.” This is not something to generally be handing out to people after simple exposure.

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I think your position is reasonable.

In the full perspective article [0], they advocate more for using this treatment to keep medical professionals from succumbing from the disease until a vaccine can be developed.

And they propose what seems like a pretty robust set of safety requirements

[0]: https://www.jci.org/articles/view/138003

Researchers always talk about what could be but not necessarily what should be. Don't worry too much, in practice what you suggest will most likely happen.

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