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As the nuclear nightmare in Japan worsens, we get the news that the United States surgeon general supports the idea of california residents investing in iodine tablets. But the california emergency management agency says not to worry? Hmmm, what to do, what to do...
I'm thinking two things, if I am in california, I'm gonna get the fuck outta dodge. If that's not possible, my ass is going to buy some iodine. Radiation poisoning is not to be taken lightly people. You liberals should probably hang out there though, just in case it is a false alarm, you wouldn't want anyone stealing your weed plants...
By Lori Preuitt - NBC Bay Area
The fear that a nuclear cloud could float from the shores of Japan to the shores of California has some people making a run on iodine tablets. Pharmacists across California report being flooded with requests.
State and county officials spent much of Tuesday trying to keep people calm by saying that getting the pills wasn't necessary, but then the United States surgeon general supported the idea as a worthy "precaution."
U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin is in the Bay Area touring a peninsula hospital. NBC Bay Area reporter Damian Trujillo asked her about the run on tablets and Dr. Benjamin said although she wasn't aware of people stocking up, she did not think that would be an overreaction. She said it was right to be prepared.
On the other side of the issue is Kelly Huston of the California Emergency Management Agency. Huston said state officials, along with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the California Energy Commission, were monitoring the situation and said people don't need to buy the pills.
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