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RE: Prophylactic use of KI in Japan



I would like to know the answer as well.  It's a very good question.  It
reminds me of something I read recently -that in the US, five/fifty states
have included stockpiles of KI in their disaster response plans.)  It makes
me wonder why only five - 
	a.  KI isn't expensive, do they (disaster planners) expect to buy
what they need from a pharmaceutical company when a disaster happens
(assuming companies would have a large enough supply), or 
	b.  do the people responding to disaster not believe that KI will
help prevent future health problems, or 
	c.  did the disaster responders have some evidence that the airborne
levels would not be harmful 
	d. was there a conscious decision not to administer KI; was it even
considered?

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Fraser [mailto:mfraser@channel1.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 11:45 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: Prophylactic use of KI in Japan


Sorry to repeat this request but I didn't hear back after a previous query: 

Does anyone know whether Potassium Iodide was stockpiled and/or distributed
at the site of the recent criticality event in Japan?

Thanks

Martin Fraser
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