The whole point of the treatment of plaqinel is to get the zinc into the cell. I dont get these studies without adding zinc.
No completely. The anti-infalammatory effect of HCQ is why it is used with RA and Lupus, and now covid-19 patients. By reducing inflammation the body has a better chance to fight virus. By ferrying ZINC into the infected cells, the reduction in viral load is enabled. So HCQ has a dual action, a dual efficacy.
sinc deficiency is vanishingly rare in this country, so much so that is is case reportable