Intended for Vilnius residents potassium iodide tablets, which are supposed to protect the thyroid gland in case of a nuclear accident, will be distributed in pharmacies at the beginning of October, informed the municipality of the capital.
As the mayor's spokeswoman Ieva Dirmaitė told BNS, preparatory work is currently underway to transfer the medicinal product from the warehouse of the Ministry of Health's Center for Extreme Health Situations to the five largest pharmacy chains in Vilnius.
"We are actively cooperating with the Association of Lithuanian Pharmacies, we are coordinating logistical issues with the pharmacies, so that next week the pharmacies will already take the amount of potassium iodide tablets allocated to them from the storage place and start distributing it proportionately in the pharmacies of our network in the city of Vilnius. A total of 2,1 million is planned to be distributed free of charge to the citizens of Vilnius. iodine tablets," she said.
According to I. Dirmaitė, when the tablets reach the pharmacies, information leaflets will be printed, electronic prescriptions will be issued, residents will be invited to pick up the tablets at the pharmacies.
"We plan to have it at the beginning of October. We will announce the specific date and all necessary information to the residents in the near future both on the municipality's website, on news portals, on the radio, and public transport on the screens, as well as in cooperation with pharmacy representatives, if possible, and in the pharmacies themselves," asserted the mayor's advisor.
The Ministry of Health transferred a total of 4 million. potassium iodide tablets in 16 municipalities located within 100 kilometers of the Astrav nuclear power plant in Belarus. These pills are supposed to protect the thyroid from radioactive iodine in the event of a nuclear accident.
Municipalities are obliged to distribute tablets to residents for personal storage or to store them themselves in such a way that in the event of a nuclear accident they can be used within 2-3 hours. could be distributed to the population.
Lithuania criticizes the safety of the Astrave nuclear project and is ready to boycott electricity from the power plant, Belarus rejects the criticism. The first reactor of the power plant is planned to be switched on in the first quarter of next year.
Author Ignas Jačauskas
