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Google Searches For ‘Iodine Pills’ Skyrocket (Everyone Should Have Some)
Nation And State ^ | 3-5-2022

Posted on 03/05/2022 1:48:00 PM PST by blam

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and President Putin ordering nuclear deterrent forces to be placed on “special” alert has scared the bejesus out of many in the western world who are now panic searching where to buy potassium iodide in case of nuclear war.

Potassium iodide can help block radioactive iodine from being absorbed by the thyroid gland, therefore protecting the gland from radiation injury during a nuclear incident.

After Putin called for his nuclear forces to be combat-ready last week, U.S. Google search trends of “iodide pills” surged to the highest level since 2011, when the Fukushima nuclear disaster unfolded.

Like the U.S. and NATO, Russia has thousands of nuclear warheads and maintains a nuclear deterrent attack force. As Russian incursions show no signs of slowing down, Putin announced Saturday that he would declare war on any country that imposes a no-fly zone on Ukraine.

On Thursday night, there were reports Russia shelled Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and damaged a reactor, but those claims turned out to be false. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed no reactors at the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant in Energodar, southwestern Ukraine, were damaged except for an education and training building. Still, the news sparked concern about Moscow’s warfare which raised international alarm.

There are already indications people are panic hoarding in Central Europe.(Not just potassium iodide either) Brussels Times reported 30,000 residents flocked to pharmacies for free potassium iodide pills post-invasion. Pharmacies in Bulgaria are already out of stock.

“In the past six days, Bulgarian pharmacies have sold as much [iodine] as they sell for a year,” said Nikolay Kostov, chair of the Pharmacies Union, according to Reuters.

“We have ordered new quantities, but I am afraid they will not last very long,” Kostov said.

Administering the tablets should occur within hours of radiation exposure and can help protect the thyroid gland for approximately 48 hours.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iodine; iylm; nuclear; oodaloop; potassiumiodide; prepper; preppers; radiation; shtf; thyroid; zerohedge
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To: blam

Hi.

Don’t potatoes produce iodine and potassium chloride is readily available, right?

5.56mm


21 posted on 03/05/2022 2:12:08 PM PST by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
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To: delta7

Did I mention more fear porn?
Putin cured Covid: once he went into Ukraine all the masks came off, the mandates were discarded en mass, 6ft distancing was abandoned and it was declared a seasonal flu.


22 posted on 03/05/2022 2:15:46 PM PST by delta7
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To: perfect_rovian_storm
Frequently Asked Questions On Potassium Iodide (KI)

"Anyone over 18 years old and up to 40 years old should be treated at a slightly higher threshold. Finally, anyone over 40 years old should be treated with KI only if the predicted exposure is high enough to destroy the thyroid and induce lifelong hypothyroidism (thyroid deficiency)."

23 posted on 03/05/2022 2:18:24 PM PST by blam
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To: blam

True enough and certainly true at high dosages, however, I’d venture to say that most people probably don’t get as much iodine as they should, so there is room for some supplementation. Our medical system wants to sell you thyroid meds for the rest of your life, so supplementing iodine isn’t spoken about much unless it’s to say...ZOMG danger!


24 posted on 03/05/2022 2:23:05 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: blam

Can you get it in a paste form at the feed store?


25 posted on 03/05/2022 2:32:23 PM PST by BusterDog
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To: hardspunned

Need to get before the democrats ban it. By the way, are doctors allowed to prescribe Ivermectin or HCL yet?


26 posted on 03/05/2022 2:37:51 PM PST by dandiegirl (BOBBY m)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Seems like you can get it at Walgreens/CVS.
Is that correct?
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CVS had an oral solution. I just ordered some tablets from Walmart.


27 posted on 03/05/2022 2:40:07 PM PST by KittyKares (Trump put us in the room; now we're putting ourselves in the room. - Steve Bannon)
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To: pangaea6

This is what I bought although I did not research how many, in this strength, would be necessary.

https://shopbestnaturals.com/products/best-naturals-potassium-iodide-65-mg-dietary-supplement-60-tablets?variant=42516935344345&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_campaign=gs-2021-09-01&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=CjwKCAiAsYyRBhACEiwAkJFKohQLXKdo2ALOLG4P41xUeU9WIchDNurl07KwG0eAvcuf_-mcf6ZTYxoCwWYQAvD_BwE

I ordered from Amazon.


28 posted on 03/05/2022 2:41:10 PM PST by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: srmanuel

I have a whole bottle of povidone iodine I use for a mouth rinse. Curious if that can be taken in a diluted form.


29 posted on 03/05/2022 2:41:50 PM PST by traderrob6 (This is a political)
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To: blam

When is a pharmaceutical company coming up with a “vaccine” and when is the treatment going to be banned?


30 posted on 03/05/2022 2:45:22 PM PST by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: blam

I’ m stocking upon Tequila!


31 posted on 03/05/2022 2:45:24 PM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: dandiegirl

I don’t know. It is totally amazing that I was forced to go to Big Dee to get Ivermectin. It is apple flavored though.

https://www.bigdweb.com/product/bimeda+bimectin+1.87-+single+dose+paste+dewormer.do?sortby=bestSellers&refType=&from=Search&ecList=6&ecCategory=


32 posted on 03/05/2022 2:45:38 PM PST by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: hardspunned

So did I!


33 posted on 03/05/2022 2:46:05 PM PST by sneakers (It's not the democraTIC party! It's the demoCRAT party! )
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To: hardspunned
I just bought two bottles off Amazon, also.

Ya, it's the CDC, I know, but here is their web page on potassium iodine:

CDC guidance on potassium iodide.

34 posted on 03/05/2022 2:48:24 PM PST by RightField
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To: delta7

I don’t know one way or the other if iodide pills help protect you in a nuclear fallout, I see a lot of people jumping on the band wagon buying them thinking the USA could be nuked.

Could it happen, absolutely it could, could iodide pills help you survive, I’m not sure of that, personally if I am really close to the blast zone, who cares, I would rather be vaporized instead of suffering a slow painful death from radiation poisoning.

All the prepping in the world won’t help you if a nuclear warhead detonates near you, so I don’t worry about something I can’t control, if I live remotely and might survive the initial blast and fallout, then we might have another story.


35 posted on 03/05/2022 2:53:21 PM PST by srmanuel (`)
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To: RightField

Thanks much


36 posted on 03/05/2022 2:54:08 PM PST by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: BusterDog

https://remm.hhs.gov/potassiumiodide.htm

Not paste


37 posted on 03/05/2022 2:55:09 PM PST by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress !!!!)
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To: mabarker1

Forget the pills. Fauci and Moderna are coming up with a radiation vaccine. Gonna make them billions!


38 posted on 03/05/2022 2:58:02 PM PST by NewHampshireDuo
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To: srmanuel

I read the article, I didn’t see anything about people over 40 being “affected” by KI. It just said they don’t need it and didn’t say why. Seems odd that over-40’s, particularly the more elderly, would not need it.


39 posted on 03/05/2022 2:59:11 PM PST by Buttons12 ( )
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To: hardspunned

LOLOL....we still have an (older) supply, from when the Bamster was selected.

What about Faraday cages? Aren’t those equally important? 😂


40 posted on 03/05/2022 3:02:23 PM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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