  In a recent article Babiker et al. [Optics Communications $\mathbf{554}$,
130185 (2024)] claim that cylindrical vector beams (CVBs), also referred to as
higher-order Poincar\'e (HOP) beams, possess optical chirality densities which
exhibit `superchirality'. Here we show that, on the contrary, CVBs possess less
optical chirality density than a corresponding circularly polarized scalar
vortex beam and that the `superchiral' results are nonphysical. We also
identify a number of issues concerning the derivation and general theory
presented.
