Meltdown Imminent-- Iodine info please!!!

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http://modernsurvivalblog.com/nuclear/west-coast-usa-danger-if-japan-nuclear-reactor-meltdown/It is looking like a meltdown is unavoidable possibly more than one.I am in Vancouver--directly in the prevailing winds from Japan. They get here in 36 hours.I have phoned two major drugstores in Canada and they haven't even heard of potassium iodide and I have no idea where to get it. I have regular iodine--is that usable in an emergency? I can get Lugol's but not till tomorrow.How much of over the counter iodine (2.5%)would I use?In our family we have a new born (being nursed) a two year old and a four year old one teen--several young adults and adults aged from 30 to 64.Can someone please give me some info on this?Thank youBea