Vaping-Linked Lung Illnesses Jump Nationally; Georgia Death Reported

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September 27th, 2019

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s director, Dr. Robert Redfield, told an Atlanta health care conference Thursday that vaping products — which mimic cigarettes but generate inhalable vapors instead of actual smoke — have “significant health consequences.’’

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday announced a big jump in the number of confirmed and probable patient cases of lung injury associated with e-cigarette product use, or vaping.

Those cases now total 805, up from 530 reported just last week.

The Atlanta-based health agency also said there have been 12 deaths in 10 states, including one reported in Georgia on Wednesday.

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