Chernobyl Doctor Fact Checks the HBO Series // Vanity Fair

[ #Chernobyl #Чернобыль #сериал #документалка #ЧЗО #ЧАЭС #сравнение #радиация ] Ukrainian medical responder and radiation expert Alla Shapiro reviews the validity of the HBO series “Chernobyl.“ Alla shares some real-life on-site experiences to explain whether clips from the series are true to what actually happened on April 26th, 1986 and the days that followed. Dr. Shapiro received a Medical degree and a PhD degree in Kiev, Ukraine where she was trained in pediatric hematology. After Chernobyl she was one of the first medical responders sent to the most radiation contaminated areas, and headed the field team surveying the medical effects on children in the Chernobyl vicinity. In 1989, Dr. Shapiro and her family became stateless refugees, spending 6 months in refugee camps in Italy, before immigrating to the U.S.