Health – Nuclear accident: how France is ready

Aith Vladimir Putin’s threats, the fear of nuclear power hovers over Europe again. Tangible feverishness in pharmacies. “There has been an increase in requests for iodine tablets in pharmacies in recent days”, notes Pierre Béguerie, president of the Central Council of the National Order of Pharmacists. Trying to get it is a waste of time. Move around, we can’t sell you some, and there’s nothing to worry about, customers often hear themselves answering. However, “the sale of iodine is freeexplains Roland Desbordes, spokesperson for the Criirad (Commission for independent research and information on radioactivity). But, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, pharmacies are no longer replenished. »