I asked the medical staff at the center whether a baby would be affected. They said it ‘should' be OK.' What kind of answer is that when talking about having a baby?
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Yuki Sato, who used to work at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. She and her 6-year-old son are now living at an evacuation center and she is concerned about radiation she may have been exposed to following the accident. (Christian Science Monitor)
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kurisupisu
"It should be ok" and if it is not then what? Hardly a professional's answer!
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Sasoriza
In Japan most doctors give such indifferent answers. I've had so much trouble with this too.
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Piglet
Typical non-commital answer of irresponsible staff. They should answer that in the current state of knowledge, no health effects should be measured if necessary precautions are taken (avoid the most contaminated areas, diversify food sources, etc...). No cancer effects can be measured below exposures of 100 mSv, however better safe than sorry, so it is a good thing to limit exposures as much as possible. Since infants are more sensitive to radiation, you might want to avoid any risk, but we can tell you that as much as we know, the evacuation zones are in agreement with international consensus (ICRP). You should decide what to do as a personal decision (move away or stay).
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