I’ve had both the cold and the flu with loss of taste. Some peoples zinc levels are at different places when a sickness strikes. Anecdotal evidence isn’t a good indicator of truth. Anyways, anyone can google/ddg “loss of taste and smell zinc” and see for themselves. No biggie. And I agree with you about the overwhelming majority of the deaths should have been avoided. We all know the governors who sent a good portion of their elderly to their death beds. ?