UPDATE: Thirty people have now died due to vaping-related illness in the U.S., as Minnesota reported two additional deaths and Montana reported its first.
illness in the U.S. have climbed to 1,299 as of Oct. 10, up from 1,080 the week before, the CDC said.
The CDC on Friday said its investigation suggests,"THC products play a role in the outbreak." In a briefing with reporters, the agency said 77% of the people reported using products containing THC, the ingredient in marijuana that makes users high. Still, agency officials said more information is needed.
On Sept. 30, Texas chain H-E-B said it had immediately discontinued sales of e-cigarettes. Walmart, the world's largest retailer, said it would stop selling all e-cigarettes once existing inventory runs out,“Given the growing federal, state and local regulatory complexity and uncertainty regarding e-cigarettes, we plan to discontinue the sale of electronic nicotine delivery products at all Walmart and Sam’s Club U.S. locations,” the company said in a memo to local managers.
The 1,080 confirmed cases are from 49 states and one territory. The 30 deaths are from 23 states. The patients who died range in age from 13 to 75 years old, the CDC said. The median age is 23 years.The update comes as new data reveal the rate of vaping nicotine amongthFor its investigation, the FDA has collected more than 150 vaping product samples, according to Mitch Zeller, JD, director of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products.
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