Good lord, what a bunch of idiots:
Although Japan is more than 9,000 miles away from Indiana, many Hoosiers concerned about the effects of radiation after the nuclear threat there are stocking up on iodide.
State health officials said there is no reason for Hoosiers to suddenly stock up on a supplement that can only protect against one type of radiation damage.
But at Georgetown Market on the city's northwest side, potassium iodide is flying off the shelves.
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State health officials said iodide shields a person's thyroid from cancer, but can't protect any other body part.
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Duwve said children are most at risk in a nuclear disaster because their thyroids are still growing, but it isn't useful for people over 40.
Better stop by the store on the way home with that iodine. Wouldn't want to run out of milk, eggs and bread if you can't leave the house for five or six years until the radiation storm passes.
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Leo:
I have to smile when I hear those SNAPS, CRACKLES and POPS from all the "knee-jerking" going on.
;)
Don't forget the plastic sheets and duct tape. That worked so well after 9/11.
I find it interesting that we're arguing that anyone within 50 miles should evacuate, while the Japanese suggest that those living within 20 miles should take precautions.
Last year, the government distributed KI tablets to anyone who lived nearby Three Mile Island, Peach Bottom & Limerick. Except that I live 29 miles from Three Mile Island, 18 miles from Peach Bottom, and I didn't live close enough to qualify for KI tablets. They only distributed to those living within 7 miles....
I'm not especially worried, but I thought it interesting, none the less.