Switzerland has distributed iodine tablets to residents for years, and not because of nuclear war

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 Switzerland has distributed iodine tablets to residents for years, and not because of nuclear war
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A recent video shared on Facebook warns of 'extremely disturbing information,' but the truth is much less sensational. '

For years, Switzerland has distributed iodine tablets to residents living within 50 kilometers of one of the country’s three nuclear power plants."The entire of country of Switzerland has received packages, mostly around the nuclear power plants," a man says in the Oct. 25, recounting what he describes as a report from a subscriber.

He then says that iodine tablets"are used for nuclear war" and asks if that’s a"good sign, 5 million people getting iodine tablets before the outbreak of nuclear war." This post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. of one of the country’s three nuclear power plants. If a radiation emergency occurred at the plants, taking the pills would protect the people from thyroid cancer. (The iodine pills, technicallyOct. 28."Newly arrived expatriates are often startled to be handed a voucher for their pills when they register at the town hall.

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