U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 18 deaths due to a mysterious lung il...
- U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 18 deaths due to a mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarettes and other vaping products and said the number of confirmed and probable cases of the condition now exceeds 1,000.
Dr. Anne Schuchat, the principal deputy director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , told reporters on a conference call that the outbreak shows no signs that it has peaked. She said the CDC has sent staff to several states to bolster the response and get the word out to doctors about how to recognize the illness.
Judy McMeekin, an official with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said the agency had collected more than 440 vaping product samples from 18 states for testing so far. The average age of those who died is nearly 50, with the youngest person who died in their 20s and the oldest in their 70s.
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