As of Jan. 7, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
reported 41 new cases from the illness associated with use of
e-cigarettes, or vaping products. The number of people hospitalized
now stands at 2,602.
The agency released a series of reports last month indicating that
the outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries appears to be waning,
as evidence mounts that vitamin E acetate, a cutting agent used in
marijuana vape cartridges, is playing a role in the illnesses.
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CDC has called vitamin E acetate as a "chemical of concern" and
recommended that the substance not be added to e-cigarettes, or
vaping products, while the investigation is ongoing.
(Reporting by Manojna Maddipatla and Saumya Sibi Joseph in Bengaluru;
Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
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