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CDC: “There is no evidence that occurrence of lung injury cases is declining”

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The CDC released a new report Thursday with updated information about vaping-associated pulmonary injury.

There are now 805 cases as of September 24th in 46 states and one U.S. territory.

The CDC report states, “69% were in males; 62% of patients were aged 18–34 years. Among patients with data on substances used in e-cigarettes, or vaping products, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing product use was reported by 76.9% (36.0% reported exclusive THC-product use); 56.8% reported nicotine-containing product use (16.0% reported exclusive nicotine-product use).”

The report further explains how the cause of the outbreak is unknown and the CDC still advises everyone to consider refraining from using e-cigarettes.

New facts from the report from basic patient data for 771 of the 805 patients:

  • 91% of patients were hospitalized
  • Median duration between symptom onset and hospitalization was 6 days
  • Although some cases occurred during April–June 2019, the number of cases began increasing in early July
  • 69% of patients were male
  • Median age was 23 years
  • Among the 12 deaths reported to CDC, 58% were in men, and the median age was 50 years

Facts from a subset of 514 patients (63.8%) for whom information on substances used in e-cigarettes, or vaping, products was available:

  • 395 (76.9%) reported using THC-containing products
  • 292 reported using nicotine-containing products in the 30 days preceding symptom onset
  • 210 patients reported using both THC-containing and nicotine-containing products
  • 185 reported exclusive use of THC-containing products
  • 82 reported exclusive use of nicotine-containing products

In conclusion, the CDC says,”there is no evidence that occurrence of lung injury cases is declining.”

Read the full report here.

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