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Stockpiling iodine tablets in Europe, as fears rise over dangers in Zaporizhzhia nuclear station

The war in Ukraine has heightened fears about nuclear exposure – and
interest in iodine pills that can help protect the body from some
radiation. Concerns have grown in recent weeks over periodic power cuts to
the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant that have increased the risk of a meltdown.
And threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin that he will use “all
means necessary” to win the war in Ukraine has raised the specter of
nuclear warfare.

Some countries in Europe have started stockpiling the
tablets and pharmacies in Finland began to run low on the pills after that
country’s health ministry recommended households buy a single dose in case
of emergency.

Daily Mail 13th Oct 2022

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11312075/EXPLAINER-How-iodine-tablets-block-nuclear-radiation.html

October 14, 2022 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | EUROPE, safety