Sixth person dies from 'mystery illness' linked to vaping

The Sun reports

Adam Saville
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US doctors urging users to quit using e-cigarettes but PHE is 'not aware' of similar UK incidents

A man aged 50 from Kansas has become the sixth person across The Atlantic to fall victim to a killer ‘mystery illness' thought to be related to vaping. According to The Sun, it is unclear what type of e-cigarette products he had been using. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating 450 cases of lung conditions across 33 states that it suspects are linked to vaping. On Saturday a 55-year-old in California also died. He was one of 12 people in LA experiencing a lung condition following e-cigarette usage.  According to The Los Angeles Times, offic...

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