Nuclear War Threat: People rush to buy 'Potassium Iodide'

 

The risk of a nuclear disaster in Ukraine is growing earlier this month the country's largest nuclear plant caught phi and this week a power outage was reported at the Chernobyl nuclear plant and both these incidents have led to fears of a possible tragedy or radioactive elements getting leaked into the atmosphere and the sphere is pushing Many to take preemptive steps especially in Europe and america people are buying iodine pills this is to keep their immune system safe for nuclear radiation but does it even Work and should we stop start stalking them already here's a report  the intensifying war in Ukraine has led to a surge in the demand of something Unusual potassium iodide what's that the center for disease control describes it as a salt of stable iodine that can help block radioactive iodine from being absorbed by the thyroid gland thus protecting this gland from radiation Injury in simpler terms potassium iodide combats nuclear radiation it can guard the body's immune system in the event of a nuclear war the chances of which are increasingly Growing on the 4th of march fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces led to a fire at the separation nuclear plant the largest nuclear plant in all of Europe fortunately the fire was extinguished before it could reach the plant's Reactors it's been barely 10 days and there's another threat this time at the Chernobyl nuclear plant the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster reports claim that a high voltage power line at this plant had been damaged by Russian forces the power was soon restored but the fears of a nuclear tragedy are only Growing if the missile rocket gets there the shelter object could be destroyed and then the radiation would spread all over Europe if any of the reactors and energy a nuclear power plant is damaged it will be fukushima back in Europe these developments have triggered panic there's a growing fear that radioactive iodine could soon get released in the atmosphere this has led to panic buying of potassium iodide pills people are lining up at medical stores to stock up a hundred fold increase in demand has been reported in Finland in Belgium at least 30 000 residents have got these pills there's panic buying in america too inventories are running out of stocks prices are rising by the day while the fear seems to be justified the big question is how safe are potassium iodide tablets the CDC says these tablets work but only for 24 hours meaning they can block the intake of radioactive iodine for just one day furthermore it says that these tablets should not be taken unless there is actually a risk of a new clear exposure which means that ingesting the medicine preventative and without supervision could end up doing more harm than good.