Lawmakers urge the FDA to temporarily clear e-cigarettes from market amid Covid pandemic. Here's why

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Covid and vaping: Lawmakers urge the FDA to temporarily clear e-cigarettes from market - CNN

"We thought that we'd see some relationship. We did not expect to see a five to seven times more likely relationship. That's huge," said Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, professor of pediatrics and director of research in the division of adolescent medicine at Stanford University in California, who led the new study.

Scary stuff. Another good reason to ban these products.

 

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Covid and vaping: Lawmakers urge the FDA to temporarily clear e-cigarettes from market - CNN



Scary stuff. Another good reason to ban these products.

The FDA director, Stephen Hahn, ordered emergency use of HCQ even though the drug did not qualify for outpatient use and has refused to dispute Trump’s claim that 99% of coronavirus cases are "totally harmless," contradicting the CDC and WHO. Unless Trump is OK with it, or Hahn is OK with being fired, vaping will continue as is. To Hahn's credit, he did raise the min smoking age from 18 to 21.

 

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The FDA director, Stephen Hahn, ordered emergency use of HCQ even though the drug did not qualify for outpatient use and has refused to dispute Trump’s claim that 99% of coronavirus cases are "totally harmless," contradicting the CDC and WHO. Unless Trump is OK with it, or Hahn is OK with being fired, vaping will continue as is. To Hahn's credit, he did raise the min smoking age from 18 to 21.

Then there's hope, I guess.

 

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Then there's hope, I guess.

Trump has been all over the map on vaping. The proof is, vaping goes on.

 

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Vapers can be pointed to as a living example of how covid spreads. Who hasn't walked through a sickly-sweet smelling cloud of fumes as a vaper exhales?

 

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Trump has been all over the map on vaping. The proof is, vaping goes on.

Can't say that that's a bad way to judge results, for sure.

 

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Vapers can be pointed to as a living example of how covid spreads. Who hasn't walked through a sickly-sweet smelling cloud of fumes as a vaper exhales?

Interesting point! I know that most place with restrictions on smoking set the distance at far greater than 6 feet, as well.