Re: Iodine tablets

["Bjorn Cedervall" <bcradsafers@hotmail.com>]

> > myself: How well have KI tablets been distributed in the St. Petersburg 
>area (does anyone in Radsafers land know?).
>
>Is KI generally available in your experience?  Should it be?  We are
>considering the issue of stockpiling in Massachusetts.  Was KI
>distributed during the recent accident in Japan?  Should it have been?

The information I got from several different sources (can't recall exact 
ref. at this moment - probably people commenting the issue at scientific 
meetings) - regarding the KI distribution following the Chernobyl 
catastrophy says that the side effects of taking KI tablets were negligble. 
Any other experience or opinion?

Bjorn Cedervall  bcradsafers@hotmail.com


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