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Infants, children and adolescents should be given lower dosages, as well as pregnant women while adults 18 and older should take the full recommended dosage. Food and Drug Administration also outlined different doses depending on age. Taking more than the recommended dose can actually lead to severe illness or even death. The CDC recommends only taking one dose of potassium iodine in a 24-hour time frame. Like with most things, too much of anything is never a good idea. When and who should you take potassium iodine? Body parts as well as other organs will not be protected from exposure to radiation, the CDC said. It is important to note that while potassium iodine pills can protect your thyroid gland from absorbing harmful radiation, that’s all it will do. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is so much stable iodine in the potassium iodine that the thyroid gland becomes ‘full’ and cannot absorb any more iodine-either stable or radioactive-for the next 24 hours,' according to the U.S. When a person takes potassium iodine, 'the stable iodine in the medicine gets absorbed by the thyroid. The pills work by blocking radioactive iodine from entering the thyroid. Potassium iodine pills can help block the absorption of harmful radiation by the thyroid gland if taken just before or immediately after exposure to nuclear radiation.

How do potassium iodine pills work?įILE - Potassium iodine pills are seen in this photo illustration. Kyiv’s city council said potassium iodine pills will be distributed to residents in areas contaminated by nuclear radiation if there is a need to evacuate. And his claim last Friday that the United States 'created a precedent' by dropping atomic bombs in World War II further cranked up the nuclear stakes. Still, Putin’s vows to use 'all the means at our disposal' to defend Russia as he wages war in Ukraine are being taken very seriously. Central Intelligence Agency said it hasn't seen signs of an imminent Russian nuclear attack. While it was not explicitly detailed that nuclear weapons would be used in the war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he would 'use all the means at our disposal' to win the war while his ground forces retreat from a Ukrainian counterattack.įor now, analysts cautiously suggest that the risk of Putin using the world's biggest nuclear arsenal still seems low. However, Russian troops continue their deadly missile strikes on large cities, cutting off power and severely damaging Ukraine’s infrastructure. In a video on Instagram, Zelensky said soldiers have reclaimed over 1,240 miles of Ukrainian territory previously occupied by Russians.

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Update on Russia-Ukraine war from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

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