[MHGinTN]

I have yet to find any source that claims HCQ actually kills the virus. There is good science that zinc ferried into the cell stops replication of the virus, and physicians already know the immune system does the killing and disposal of the virons. HCQ can work to reduce inflammation in addition to ferrying zinc into the cells. So it is difficult for me to agree that physicians don't know zinc is essential and they know Azithromycin is not zinc. I am left to conclude attending physicians are counting on circulating zinc in the body to be ferried into cells.

Zelinsky showed a zinc supplement is the better way to dose ...

[MHGinTN]

How long does a test for serum zinc take?

[gleeaikin]

Here is a link for symptoms of zinc deficiency. One should understand that many of us are NOT CLINICALLY deficient, but are less then fully healthy or resistant to disease. One of the first signs, recently reported, that you have Covid-19 is loss of taste and sense of smell. This is also a symptom of zinc deficiency. I guess the first thing that the bug does is deplete your zinc. This is why I also recommend taking 1 or 2 grams of Vitamin C a day, 2000 to 4000 IU Vitamin D, and 1 or 2 good multivitamin/multimineral tablets.

https://www.healthline.com/health/zinc-deficiency