Medical experts and federal health officials on Sept. 6 warned the public about the dangers of vaping and discouraged using the devices as the number of people with a severe lung illness linked to vaping more than doubled to 450 possible cases in 33 states and the number of deaths rose to five.
New York Times: Cases of vaping-related lung illness surge
(FILES) In this file photo taken on Oct. 2, 2018, an illustration shows a man exhaling smoke from an electronic cigarette in Washington, DC.