>>My wife (everyone at her school) was taking medication after the fallout. Not sure what or whether it really might prevent sickness
Not my field of expertise but I think iodine (sodium ioadate?) tablets are given to overload the thyroid quickly so it doesn't absorb highly radioactive iodine in the fallout.
In theory at least it should reduce the risk of thyroid cancer in the future.
Edit: in the US they use potassium iodide
emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/ki.asp
Last edited by: Lygonos on Fri 10 May 19 at 13:52
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