China News Service, March 8. According to Euronet, citing the European Union News Agency, a fire broke out in a training building in the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant area of Ukraine, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, a few days ago, raising concerns about nuclear leakage. Italians have gone to pharmacies to buy iodine. Tablets, resulting in a serious shortage of iodine tablets and iodine supplements.
According to reports, a pharmacist named Valentina in the Rome pharmacy said that the pharmacy iodine supplements are currently sold out, and people's demand for iodine supplements is very abnormal.
Valentina said there has been no news of a surge in demand for iodine in France or Belgium in Italian reports in recent days, but the fact that more Italians are still buying iodine tablets has attracted the attention of experts.
Italian health experts warned that people should not rush to buy iodine supplements and use them without authorization, which is likely to cause harm to the body.
Another pharmacist, Longo, also advises people who buy iodine tablets not to take them unless they get a doctor's advice.
Although iodine tablets may treat and prevent radiation damage, taking iodine tablets when it is not necessary can increase the risk of hyperthyroidism.
Uncontrolled use of iodine tablets can lead to a harmful buildup of iodine in the body, warns Marcelo Barnasco, president of the Italian Thyroid Association, an expert in nuclear medicine and immunization.
Taking iodine tablets without a doctor's advice, excess elements can have side effects such as increased incidence of autoimmune diseases.
While Italy itself does not have any active nuclear power plants, the country has a national contingency plan for dealing with radiological and nuclear emergencies, the report said.
Once a nuclear power plant accident occurs in a neighboring country, the Italian Ministry of Emergency Civil Defense will immediately activate the emergency mechanism.
Stocks of iodine tablets in Italian pharmacies will be distributed by the Ministry of Civil Protection or local health authorities if deemed necessary.
(Huang Xin)